Movies like The Big Chill

The Big Chill (1983) is a comedy movie directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Death at a Funeral (2007)
★ 6.9 · 1,996 votes · Comedy, Drama
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
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2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
★ 6.8 · 3,100 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
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3. The Upside of Anger (2005)
★ 6.3 · 303 votes · Comedy, Drama
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
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4. The Last Word (2017)
★ 6.6 · 379 votes · Comedy, Drama
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
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5. Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
★ 6.4 · 329 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family.
Movies like Dead Like Me: Life After Death →
6. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
★ 7.5 · 2,002 votes · Comedy, Drama
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
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7. The Station Agent (2003)
★ 7.3 · 848 votes · Drama, Comedy
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Movies like The Station Agent →
8. The Holdovers (2023)
★ 7.6 · 2,721 votes · Drama, Comedy
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
Movies like The Holdovers →
9. Paper Moon (1973)
★ 7.9 · 880 votes · Comedy, Crime, Drama
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Movies like Paper Moon →
10. A Man Called Otto (2022)
★ 7.7 · 3,812 votes · Comedy, Drama
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Movies like A Man Called Otto →
11. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
★ 6.3 · 621 votes · Comedy
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their façade crumbles quickly.
Movies like Romy and Michele's High School Reunion →
12. Another Year (2010)
★ 7.0 · 454 votes · Drama, Comedy
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
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Movies like The Big Chill

The Big Chill (1983) is a comedy movie directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Death at a Funeral (2007)
★ 6.9 · 1,996 votes · Comedy, Drama
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
Movies like Death at a Funeral →
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
★ 6.8 · 3,100 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral →
3. The Upside of Anger (2005)
★ 6.3 · 303 votes · Comedy, Drama
After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
Movies like The Upside of Anger →
4. The Last Word (2017)
★ 6.6 · 379 votes · Comedy, Drama
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
Movies like The Last Word →
5. Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
★ 6.4 · 329 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family.
Movies like Dead Like Me: Life After Death →
6. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
★ 7.5 · 2,002 votes · Comedy, Drama
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Movies like My Cousin Vinny →
7. The Station Agent (2003)
★ 7.3 · 848 votes · Drama, Comedy
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Movies like The Station Agent →
8. The Holdovers (2023)
★ 7.6 · 2,721 votes · Drama, Comedy
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
Movies like The Holdovers →
9. Paper Moon (1973)
★ 7.9 · 880 votes · Comedy, Crime, Drama
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Movies like Paper Moon →
10. A Man Called Otto (2022)
★ 7.7 · 3,812 votes · Comedy, Drama
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Movies like A Man Called Otto →
11. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
★ 6.3 · 621 votes · Comedy
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their façade crumbles quickly.
Movies like Romy and Michele's High School Reunion →
12. Another Year (2010)
★ 7.0 · 454 votes · Drama, Comedy
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Movies like Another Year →

1. Death at a Funeral (2007)

2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

3. The Upside of Anger (2005)

4. The Last Word (2017)

5. Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

6. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

7. The Station Agent (2003)

8. The Holdovers (2023)

9. Paper Moon (1973)

10. A Man Called Otto (2022)

11. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

12. Another Year (2010)

Related lists

1. Death at a Funeral (2007)

2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

3. The Upside of Anger (2005)

4. The Last Word (2017)

5. Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

6. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

7. The Station Agent (2003)

8. The Holdovers (2023)

9. Paper Moon (1973)

10. A Man Called Otto (2022)

11. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

12. Another Year (2010)

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