Movies Like Alberto and the Concrete Jungle

If you liked Alberto and the Concrete Jungle (2020), a drama and comedy movie directed by Chris Shimojima, 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
Not Okay (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her…
2
After Hours (1985)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
3
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
4
The Terminal (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
5
Listen Up Philip (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend…
6
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
7
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and comedy
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and…
8
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.
9
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and comedy
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the…
10
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy
Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan…
11
iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and adventure
Carly, Sam and Freddie kick off their adventure in Japan on a tin can of a plane packed with caged possums and piloted by Spencer's odd acquaintance.
12
Night on Earth (1991)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
13
The Matador (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their…
14
King of the Belgians (2016)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
The King of the Belgians is on a state visit in Istanbul when his country falls apart. He must return home at once to save his kingdom. But a solar storm causes airspace and communications to shut down. No planes. No…
15
The Friend (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for…
16
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and adventure
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.
17
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and adventure
Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
18
Dear Eleanor (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedy
Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.
19
Interstate 60 (2002)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and drama
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
20
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall (2026)
★ 9.1/10Also adventure and drama
Arkham Asylum has been destroyed, and all its inmates have been unleashed upon Gotham City. As Batman races to round up some of his greatest enemies, he is pushed to his physical and mental limits and into a final…