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Movies Like Maniyarayile Ashokan

If you liked Maniyarayile Ashokan (2020), a comedy and drama movie directed by Shamzu Zayba, 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. 1It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family (2003)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

  2. 2The 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.

  3. 3Don'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.

  4. 4Class Act

    Class Act (1992)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought…

  5. 5Best Man Down

    Best Man Down (2012)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama

    A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

  6. 6Fun 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.

  7. 7Sarvam Maya

    Sarvam Maya (2025)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy

    An atheist priest's life is upended after performing an exorcism, bonding with a charming spirit who helps him pursue music and heal his past.

  8. 8Wild Oats

    Wild Oats (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Everything 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…

  9. 9The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her…

  10. 10Chloe and Theo

    Chloe and Theo (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We…

  11. 11The Trip to Italy

    The Trip to Italy (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.

  12. 12Better Living Through Chemistry

    Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy

    A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.

  13. 13Foster

    Foster (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.

  14. 14Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…

  15. 15Roll Bounce

    Roll Bounce (2005)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.

  16. 16Feel the Beat

    Feel the Beat (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

  17. 17Afterlife of the Party

    Afterlife of the Party (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

  18. 18Sometimes Always Never

    Sometimes Always Never (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy

    Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart…

  19. 19Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

    Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of…

  20. 20Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas

    Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    As Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.

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