Movies Like Betty in Search of a Thrill
If you liked Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915), a comedy and drama movie directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Landline (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaA teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
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SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaA group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
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Match (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaA Seattle couple travel to New York to interview colorful former dancer Tobi for research on a dissertation about dance. But soon, common niceties and social graces erode when the questions turn personal and the true…
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Hooking Up (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaBailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the…
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CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaA young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…
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Chloe and Theo (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaA young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We…
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Family Weekend (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaA 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
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Somewhere in Queens (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaLeo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it…
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In the Soup (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and dramaAn aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
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Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and dramaA society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.
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The Good Half (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaRenn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
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Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaMadea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of…
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Don't Think Twice (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaAn improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
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My Own Love Song (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaA wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaOn an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian…
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House of D (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaIn the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression…
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Almost Friends (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedyA man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become…
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It Runs in the Family (2003)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaThis is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
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Housekeeping (1987)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaIn the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's…
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Real Women Have Curves (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaIn East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned…