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Movies Like The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

If you liked The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1983), a comedy and drama movie directed by Gareth Gwenlan and John Howard Davies, 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.

  1. 1It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family (2003)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

  2. 2The Good Half

    The Good Half (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    Renn 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.

  3. 3Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

  4. 4Chloe and Theo

    Chloe and Theo (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A 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…

  5. 5Best Man Down

    Best Man Down (2012)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama

    A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

  6. 6Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

    Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Madea 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…

  7. 7Roll Bounce

    Roll Bounce (2005)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.

  8. 8The Trip to Italy

    The Trip to Italy (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.

  9. 9Wild Oats

    Wild Oats (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of…

  10. 10The Comedy

    The Comedy (2012)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama

    Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.

  11. 11Sometimes Always Never

    Sometimes Always Never (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy

    Alan 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…

  12. 12Mr. Morgan's Last Love

    Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy

    A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.

  13. 13Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas

    Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    As Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.

  14. 14Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  15. 15Foster

    Foster (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.

  16. 16Swimming with Men

    Swimming with Men (2018)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

  17. 17Afterlife of the Party

    Afterlife of the Party (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

  18. 18The Racer

    The Racer (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy

    Summer 1998 - the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. Belgian rider Dom Chabol (late 30s) has been one of the best “Domestiques” (support riders) on the Tour for the last 20 years. It’s a…

  19. 19Hard Sell

    Hard Sell (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    Senior Hardy Buchanan struggles to keep up at an elite private school while caring for his unstable mother and raising money for surgery to save their beloved family dog. Desperate for cash, he teams up with a…

  20. 20Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…

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