Movies like The Descendants
The Descendants (2011) is a comedy movie directed by Alexander Payne. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Meet the Parents (2000)
★ 6.7 · 6,607 votes · Comedy, Romance
Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.
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2. Demolition (2016)
★ 6.9 · 2,647 votes · Comedy, Drama
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.
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3. Terms of Endearment (1983)
★ 7.1 · 865 votes · Drama, Comedy
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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4. Your Sister's Sister (2011)
★ 6.5 · 381 votes · Comedy
Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.
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5. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
★ 7.6 · 2,423 votes · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
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6. Boy (2010)
★ 7.3 · 512 votes · Drama, Comedy
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
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