Movies Like The Benefactor

If you liked The Benefactor (1942), a comedy and drama movie directed by Henri Decoin, 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
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.
2
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.
3
Macadam Stories (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy
Improbable encounters bring tenderness, laughter and compassion to a world of urban alienation.
4
Uranus (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy
After 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…
5
All Fired Up (1982)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
Victor Valance, an absent father and gambler, works with shady casino operations abroad. When he returns to Paris in need of money, he plans to take advantage that Pauline, his eldest daughter now fully responsible for…
6
Maybe More (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
After 25 years together, married life has taken its toll on Xavier and Sophie, so when Sophie decides to invite their neighbours over for dinner, Xavier is less than enthusiastic to say the least! He can’t stand how…
7
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Two young girls meet, Reinette from the countryside and Mirabelle from Paris, and decide to take a flat together in Paris where they attend University. Four successive stories about their daily lives illustrate the…
8
Ride Away (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
From 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…
9
The Source (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favours as long as the men refuse to install a water pipe.
10
Orchestra Class (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy
A violinist looks to inspire his students at a challenging music school.
11
On Tour (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
After leaving France in search of a better life in America, a television producer returns with a group of burlesque dancers to take the Paris club scene by storm.
12
New Biz in the Hood (2019)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
Fred 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…
13
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.
14
An Indian Tale (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedy
The 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.
15
Somewhere in Queens (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it…
16
All Together (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Five old friends decide to move in together as an alternative to living in a retirement home. Joining them is an ethnology student whose thesis is on the aging population.
17
César (1936)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama
Leaping forward twenty years, the trilogy continues with the death of Fanny's husband, Panisse, and the discovery of her secret by her son, Césariot. The young man resolves to track down his biological father, Marius…
18
The Baker's Wife (1938)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama
In this little Provencal village, a new baker, Aimable, settles down. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. She departs with a shepherd the night after Aimable produces his first breads. Aimable is so…
19
Two Tickets to Greece (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
As teenagers, Blandine and Magalie were inseparable. Years passed and they lost sight of each other. As their paths cross again, they decide to take the trip together that they have always dreamed of. Direction Greece…
20
The Joneses (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.