Movies Like Somewhere Out There

If you liked Somewhere Out There, a comedy and drama movie directed by Alexander Payne, 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
Dark Horse (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
2
Terribly Happy (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Robert Hansen, 34, a young police officer from Copenhagen, is transferred against his will to the small town of Skarrild in Southern Jutland as a substitute Marshall. The transfer is Robert’s chance to start over…
3
Die My Love (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace…
4
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
5
The War of the Roses (1989)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house…
6
Young Adult (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
7
While We're Young (2015)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
8
SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
9
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
10
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the early sixties.
11
CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
A 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…
12
The Inheritance (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm. When his father dies his mother insists that Christoffer take over management of the family industry which is in…
13
Bob Trevino Likes It (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Lily Trevino unexpectedly befriends an online stranger who shares her self-centered father’s name. This new Bob Trevino’s support could transform her life.
14
Thunder Road (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
15
Landline (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
16
Another Round (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
17
Almost Friends (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
A 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…
18
The Meddler (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter…
19
Paddleton (2019)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
20
Withnail & I (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday…