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Movies Like The Big Fat Film Festival Of 85'

If you liked The Big Fat Film Festival Of 85' (2019), a comedy and drama movie directed by Isaac Giles, 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 Duke

    The Duke (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happens next becomes…

  2. 2Julia

    Julia (1977)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and history

    At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

  3. 3The Lost King

    The Lost King (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

  4. 4Radium Girls

    Radium Girls (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and history

    Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

  5. 5Chloe 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…

  6. 6Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

    Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedy

    A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.

  7. 7Don'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.

  8. 8The 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…

  9. 9The Last Rifleman

    The Last Rifleman (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and history

    A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…

  10. 10Feel 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.

  11. 11Rudy

    Rudy (1993)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and history

    Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were…

  12. 12Teen Spirit

    Teen Spirit (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy

    Amber, a mean popular girl who gets electrocuted and dies, is not allowed to enter into heaven unless she helps the least popular girl in school become Prom Queen within a week, but things do not go as planned.

  13. 13The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel (2013)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and history

    Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is…

  14. 14Roll 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.

  15. 15Oranges and Sunshine

    Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and history

    The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and…

  16. 16Madea 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…

  17. 17Glory Road

    Glory Road (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and history

    In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

  18. 18Battle of the Sexes

    Battle of the Sexes (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

  19. 19Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio (2023)

    ★ 8.3/10Also drama and comedy

    Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

  20. 20We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and history

    When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

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