Movies Like Looking for Hortense
If you liked Looking for Hortense (2012), a drama and comedy movie directed by Pascal Bonitzer, 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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Uranus (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedyAfter World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who likes to write poetry, who only…
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An Indian Tale (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedyThe life of two men changed unexpectedly when Ajith, an Indian sailor who was robbed and lost everything, appears out of nowhere in front of Pierre, a single and grumpy Frenchman.
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Ride Away (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaFrom the Atlantic to the Black Sea, Mathias and Philippe, two old friends, embark on a bicycle journey that Mathias’s son made before his tragic death. The two men ride through the ordeals with tenderness, humor and…
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Macadam Stories (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedyImprobable encounters bring tenderness, laughter and compassion to a world of urban alienation.
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Bazaar (Murder in the Building) (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaMisanthropic novelist François writes gripping crime stories – “Agatha Christie meets The Scarlet Pimpernel” – but outside of the swashbuckling imaginary world of his Marquis la Rose-novels, life is far from thrilling…
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Under the Stars of Paris (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedyChristine’s life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food banks distributions and wandering the streets. On a cold winter night she founds Suli, an 8-year-old Eritrean boy, sobbing in…
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Perfumes (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaAnne Walberg is a celebrity in the world of perfume. She creates fragrances and sells her incredible talent to companies of all kinds. She lives as a diva, selfish, with a strong temper. Guillaume is her new driver and…
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Riviera Revenge (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyFrançois Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife…
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Open at Night (2017)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedyOne night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective about life. Luigi will push and pull Faeza with him everywhere around Paris an entire night to save his theater.
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Sometimes Always Never (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedyAlan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart…
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And the Party Goes On (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedyIn Marseille, Rosa, 60, dedicated her life to family and politics with the same sense of duty. Everyone considers her unwavering, until the day she falls in love with Henri. For the first time, Rosa is afraid to…
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Just to Be Sure (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedyErwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological…
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New Biz in the Hood (2019)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaFred Bartel is the charismatic boss of a trendy Parisian communication agency, Happy Few. After a heated tax audit, he was forced by the administration to relocate overnight his company in La Courneuve. Fred and his…
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Nothing in Common (1986)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedyA successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
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Bloody Milk (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaPierre, in his thirties, is a breeder of dairy cattle. His life revolves around his farm, his veterinarian sister and his parents whose livestock he took over. As the first cases of a zoonotic outbreak are reported in…
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Cookie (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaAdeline's Chinese housekeeper suddenly disappears, leaving behind a little boy who doesn't speak a word of French. Helped by her sister, she takes care of the child and proceeds to locate the mother.
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Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyClaude and Marie Verneuil face a new crisis. The four spouses of their daughters, David, Rachid, Chao and Charles decided to leave France for various reasons. Here they are imagining their lives elsewhere.
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The Sweet Escape (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaMichel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a…
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Other People's Children (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedyRachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a…
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Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedyA widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.