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Movies Like An Equal Opportunity

If you liked An Equal Opportunity (2018), a comedy and drama movie directed by Ken Womble, 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. 1The Night Clerk

    The Night Clerk (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a…

  2. 2See No Evil, Hear No Evil

    See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to…

  3. 3Almost 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…

  4. 4Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

  5. 5My 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.

  6. 6I Am Sam

    I Am Sam (2001)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become…

  7. 7The Angels' Share

    The Angels' Share (2012)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedy

    Robbie is a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. On community service, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo. Little did Robbie imagine that turning to drink might change their lives, leading them to…

  8. 8House 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…

  9. 9Arbitrage

    Arbitrage (2012)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

  10. 10Marvellous

    Marvellous (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any…

  11. 11Benny & 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.

  12. 12The Wedding Year

    The Wedding Year (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.

  13. 13One Night at McCool's

    One Night at McCool's (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…

  14. 14Promising Young Woman

    Promising Young Woman (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

  15. 15Coffee and Cigarettes

    Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

  16. 16Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  17. 17The Peanut Butter Falcon

    The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past…

  18. 18Firehouse Dog

    Firehouse Dog (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

  19. 19Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

  20. 20Room Service

    Room Service (1938)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.

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