Movies Like Hector and the Search for Happiness
If you liked Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), a adventure and drama movie directed by Peter Chelsom, 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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Then Came You (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaAn American hypochondriac who is working as a baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
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Ana (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedyAna meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.
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Bottle Rocket (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaUpon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an…
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The Odd Couple II (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and comedyBrucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and rent a car in order to go to…
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EO (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and adventureThe world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune…
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Finch (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and adventureOn a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
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A Real Pain (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and dramaMismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
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I Am David (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventureA 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a…
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Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 6/10Also adventure and dramaWhen a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…
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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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80 for Brady (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaFour lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life…
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Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedyA straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.
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Wild Hogs (2007)
★ 6/10Also adventure and comedyRestless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico…
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My Girl (1991)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaVada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J…
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The Adam Project (2022)
★ 7/10Also adventure and comedyAfter accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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Half Brothers (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaMexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to…
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The Farewell (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaA headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all…
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and dramaAn anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
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The Terminal (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaAn Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
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The Last Word (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaA retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.