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Movies Like 29 to Life

If you liked 29 to Life (2018), a comedy and drama movie directed by Alex Magaña, 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. 1SubUrbia

    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.

  2. 2Real Women Have Curves

    Real Women Have Curves (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned…

  3. 3Benny & Joon

    Benny & Joon (1993)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and drama

    A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

  4. 4CQ

    CQ (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…

  5. 5House of D

    House of D (2004)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression…

  6. 6Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

  7. 7My Own Love Song

    My Own Love Song (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.

  8. 8Box of Moonlight

    Box of Moonlight (1996)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from…

  9. 9Wildflower

    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.

  10. 10Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

  11. 11Almost 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…

  12. 12Hooking Up

    Hooking Up (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the…

  13. 13Ana

    Ana (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy

    Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.

  14. 14The Good Half

    The Good Half (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

  15. 15Fatherhood

    Fatherhood (2021)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy

    A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

  16. 16The Reivers

    The Reivers (1969)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.

  17. 17Fitting In

    Fitting In (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her relationships with everyone in her life…

  18. 18Landline

    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.

  19. 19Ezra

    Ezra (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on…

  20. 20The Clique

    The Clique (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

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