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Movies Like The Tango of Our Childhood

If you liked The Tango of Our Childhood (1984), a drama and comedy movie directed by Albert Mkrtchyan, 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. 1Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common (1986)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy

    A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.

  2. 2Wildflower

    Wildflower (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.

  3. 3It 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

  4. 4Boyhood

    Boyhood (2014)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his…

  5. 5The Killing of Two Lovers

    The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

  6. 6Treasure

    Treasure (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and comedy

    A music journalist accompanies her father, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While she's eager to make sense of her family's past, her dad has an agenda of his own.

  7. 7Hard Truths

    Hard Truths (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy

    Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her…

  8. 8Madea's Big Happy Family

    Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled…

  9. 9The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind…

  10. 10Parenthood

    Parenthood (1989)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in…

  11. 11Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    In 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.

  12. 12The Adults

    The Adults (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy

    Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid…

  13. 13Violent Ends

    Violent Ends (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A man raised in a violent crime family struggles to build an honest life with his fiancée but is dragged back into the criminal world after his cousin’s armed robbery leaves an innocent person caught in the crossfire.

  14. 14The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently…

  15. 15Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    "Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families.

  16. 16Almost Friends

    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…

  17. 17A Question of Faith

    A Question of Faith (2017)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

  18. 18Wilson

    Wilson (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

  19. 19A Very Brady Christmas

    A Very Brady Christmas (1988)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy

    Almost 20 years after the start of the original "Brady Bunch" the kids are grown up and have kids of their own. Everyone is having a wonderful time back at the family house for Christmas, until Mike learns of a…

  20. 20Bastard Out of Carolina

    Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as…

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