Movies Like Zadoc and Happiness
If you liked Zadoc and Happiness (1995), a comedy and drama movie directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati, 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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Macadam Stories (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedyImprobable encounters bring tenderness, laughter and compassion to a world of urban alienation.
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Bye Bye Morons (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaWhen 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths…
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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaTwo 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…
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César (1936)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and dramaLeaping 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…
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Maybe More (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaAfter 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…
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Uranus (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedyAfter 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…
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Family Weekend (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaA 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
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CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaA 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…
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New Biz in the Hood (2019)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaFred 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…
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About Alex (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to…
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My Own Love Song (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaA wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
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Whatever It Takes (2026)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaRose and Jean have nothing in common. Rose is a force of nature who faces all her problems with a disarming joie de vivre. She lives with her 3 children upstairs in the family hotel that no longer belongs to her…
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Hooking Up (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaBailey 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…
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The Guide to the Perfect Family (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaA couple in Québec deals with the pitfalls, pressure and high expectations of raising kids in a society obsessed with success and social media image.
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and dramaOn an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian…
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Under the Stars of Paris (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedyChristine’s life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food banks distributions and wandering the streets. On a cold winter night she founds Suli, an 8-year-old Eritrean boy, sobbing in…
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SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaA group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
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All Fired Up (1982)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaVictor 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…
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Break (2018)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaLucie, a young dancer suffers an accident. When she wakes up from a coma, she and her partner start training for a dance show. On the way, she starts looking for her estranged father, a path that might lead her to…
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Wild Oats (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaEverything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of…