Movies Like Children of Invention

If you liked Children of Invention (2010), a comedy and drama movie directed by Tze Chun, 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
The Drama (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and comedy
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
2
A California Christmas: City Lights (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedy
Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.
3
XX/XY (2002)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedy
Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.
4
Our Little Secret (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
After discovering their significant others are siblings, two resentful exes must spend Christmas under one roof — while hiding their romantic history.
5
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's…
6
Wuthering Heights (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond…
7
The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.
8
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.
9
Which Brings Me to You (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy
Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of…
10
Once Around (1991)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
A struggling woman finds unexpected love with a charismatic older salesman at a real estate seminar. Their passionate relationship clashes with the values of her family, particularly her father.
11
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas.
12
Strictly Sexual (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy
Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes.
13
How to Please a Woman (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy
When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
14
The Baltimorons (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.
15
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…
16
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.
17
Family Weekend (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
18
Solitary Man (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
19
Beautiful Girls (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
20
Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance
Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.