Movies like Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck (1989) is a comedy movie directed by John Hughes. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Amélie (2001)
★ 7.9 · 12,733 votes · Comedy, Romance
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
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2. Addams Family Values (1993)
★ 7.0 · 3,438 votes · Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
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3. Ramona and Beezus (2010)
★ 6.6 · 807 votes · Comedy, Family
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.
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4. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
★ 6.3 · 2,006 votes · Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
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5. Secondhand Lions (2003)
★ 7.2 · 866 votes · Family, Comedy, Drama
The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
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6. Uptown Girls (2003)
★ 7.1 · 1,236 votes · Comedy, Drama
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.
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7. Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
★ 7.2 · 449 votes · Comedy, Family, Adventure
Two teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
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8. The War with Grandpa (2020)
★ 6.4 · 1,101 votes · Comedy, Family
Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his Grandpa, he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war.
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9. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
★ 7.2 · 6,838 votes · Comedy, Drama, Family
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
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10. Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5 · 1,577 votes · Drama, Comedy
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
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