Movies Like Swimming Instructor

If you liked Swimming Instructor (1979), a comedy and drama movie directed by Jean-Louis Trintignant, 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
It All Starts Today (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of his students.
2
Cheaters (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition.
3
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
★ 6/10Also comedy
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…
4
The Honey Pot (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
5
Lulu in the Nude (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
After a job interview gone wrong, Lulu sets sail leaving her husband and three children behind. But being an adventurer is easier said than done.
6
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.
7
Miss Stevens (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
Stuck at a crossroads in her personal life, it falls on high school English teacher Miss Stevens to chaperone three of her students — Billy, Margot and Sam — on a weekend trip to a drama competition.
8
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.
9
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
10
Kitchen Brigade (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, Cathy accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her passion for cuisine starts to change children's…
11
Big Business (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The…
12
My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
13
A Man in a Hurry (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
The story revolves around Alain, a busy businessman who is always in a rush. In his life, there is no room for spare time or family. But one day, he suffers a stroke, which makes him lose his grasp of language and use…
14
Fast Girls (2012)
★ 6/10Also drama
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
15
Renaissance Man (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find…
16
Swimming with Men (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
17
Alice and the Mayor (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas and is faced with a feeling of existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and…
18
Ping Pong Playa (2008)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
Streetwise swaggering Christopher "C-Dub" Wang is a suburban guy who waxes political on all things Asian American and clings to pro basketball pipe dreams. But when misfortune strikes his family, C-dub must overcome…
19
This is My Mother (2024)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
Pierre, a successful 33-year-old florist, has his life turned upside down by the sudden arrival of his mother Judith, whom he hasn’t seen for two years. Mercurial and extravagant, she suffers from bipolar disorder and…
20
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…