20 best movies like Zelig (1983)

List of the best movies like Zelig (1983): Ruby Sparks, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, The Singing Detective, Deconstructing Harry, I ♥ Huckabees, Dark Shadows, Rough Magic, Rubber, The Milagro Beanfield War, The Last Five Years.

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

    Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, musical, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
    Duration01:45

    A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom
    Duration01:53

    Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration01:44

    A sleazy politician sends an agent after his ex-fiancee, who fled to Mexico with incriminating film of him.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryFrance, Angola
    Duration01:22

    In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the local Hispanic farmers, they cannot arouse much opposition because of the short term opportunities offered by construction jobs.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:03

    Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:18

    Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, Japan, Nigeria
    Duration02:05

    Taking all that was great from the first installment, ABCs OF DEATH 2 aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:33

    On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Smart, crude, and in-your-face, Australian comic/actor/equal-opportunity-offender Jim Jefferies is not for the faint of heart. Whether he is lampooning gun control, auditioning disabled actors, or over-sharing sexual experiences, the FXX "Legit" star proves nothing is out of bounds and even less, off limits. Filmed during the Boston run of his recent stand up tour.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:43

    A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
    Duration01:46

    A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA

    An intense new marijuana strain named “Black Forest” is taking Los Angeles by storm, and Gretel’s stoner boyfriend can’t get enough. But when the old woman growing the popular drug (Lara Flynn Boyle) turns out to be an evil witch, cooking and eating her wasted patrons for their youth, Gretel and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death — or face the last high of their lives.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:34

    In writer-director Nick Whitfield's black indie comedy, a pair of "exorcists" (Ed Gaughan and Andrew Buckley) with the power to rid people of their secrets agree to help a woman (Paprika Steen) whose daughter (Tuppence Middleton) is mute -- and whose husband is missing. Jason Isaacs co-stars as the mysterious Colonel, who seems to be calling the shots from the sidelines of the duo's shadowy enterprise.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryFrance, Japan, South Korea, Germany
    Duration01:47

    Tokyo! is an anthology of three short films by Gondry (France), Carax (France) and Bong (Korea), each of whom offers an imaginative and trans-/super- natural glimpse into the Tokyo Megapolis.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she finds Mark, she turns his life upside-down.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:50

    On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:28

      Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryFrance, Ukraine
      Duration01:40

      Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryNew Zealand, USA
      Duration01:25

      Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every crass suggestion Lenny makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA

      Two cannibalistic brothers kill various young women to make their flesh part of a new special dish at their rundown restaurant while seeking blood sacrifices to awaken a dormant Egyptian goddess.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed with the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      The life you love may be your own.... The wife of a much older man finds herself attracted to their neighbour's son, who is closer to her age.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

      Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
      CountryJapan, USA

      A Beverly Hills teen (Billy Warlock) discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
      CountryRussia, USA
      Duration02:00

      A chronicle of Russia's transition from communism to capitalism.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, comedy
      CountryUSA

      An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:30

      Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. Mistress America is a comedy about dream-chasing, score-settling, makeshift families, and cat-stealing.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Sweden
      Duration01:55

        Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrehorror, comedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

        A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. The vampire continues to visit and drink his blood, and as his madness deepens, it begins to look as if some of the events he's experiencing may be hallucinations.




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