Movies Like The Magic of Belle Isle
If you liked The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), a drama and comedy movie directed by Rob Reiner, 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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Mr. Church (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaIn a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
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Terms of Endearment (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedyAurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedyA sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in not one, but two unexpected…
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Ordinary Angels (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaInspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
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Bob Trevino Likes It (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaLily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.
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Young Adult (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaA divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
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Fathers and Daughters (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaA Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
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About Schmidt (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedyA recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
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The Healer (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedyThe film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.
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Pollyanna (1960)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and dramaA young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
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Moxie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaInspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
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Steel Magnolias (1989)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedyA young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
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Paper Man (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaA coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his…
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A Man Called Otto (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and dramaWhen a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
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Finding Neverland (2004)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaDuring a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter…
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Won't Back Down (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaJamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…
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Columbus (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaWhen a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings…
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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.