45 Movies Like Downsizing (2017) You Need to Watch Next

2021 · Adam McKay

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

In common: Comedy · Drama · Science Fiction

2014 · Rajkumar Hirani

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.

In common: Comedy · Drama · Science Fiction

1987 · Mel Brooks

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Y

In common: Comedy · Science Fiction

2018 · Yorgos Lanthimos

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two c

In common: Comedy · Drama

2018 · Sean Anders

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 yea

In common: Comedy · Drama

2002 · Rod Daniel

Kevin McCallister's parents have split up. Now living with his mom, he decides to spend Christmas with his dad at the mansion of his father's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Meanwhile robber Marv Merchants,

In common: Comedy

2011 · Cameron Crowe

Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renova

In common: Comedy · Drama

1999 · Dennis Dugan

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.

In common: Comedy · Drama

2010 · Todd Phillips

Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list.

In common: Comedy · Drama

2008 · Ethan Coen

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. P

In common: Comedy · Drama

2023 · Craig Gillespie

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a

In common: Comedy · Drama

2019 · Jorge Ulloa

The film tells the story of Ariel, a 21-year-old who decides to form a rock band to compete for a prize of ten thousand dollars in a musical band contest, this as a last option when trying to get mone

In common: Comedy · Drama

2023 · Sammi Cohen

Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rit

In common: Comedy · Drama

2018 · Adam McKay

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints a

In common: Comedy · Drama

2012 · Steven Soderbergh

Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

In common: Comedy · Drama

2006 · Kenny Ortega

A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.

In common: Comedy

2003 · Shawn Levy

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. Th

In common: Comedy · Drama

1989 · John Hughes

Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older

In common: Comedy · Drama

1989 · Ron Howard

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, t

In common: Comedy · Drama

2022 · Channing Tatum

An army ranger and his dog embark on a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway to attend a friend's funeral.

In common: Comedy · Drama

1994 · Stephan Elliott

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

In common: Comedy · Drama

1982 · Martin Scorsese

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

In common: Comedy · Drama

2024 · Jesse Eisenberg

Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their

In common: Comedy · Drama

2006 · David Frankel

A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a majo

In common: Comedy · Drama

2026 · David Frankel

Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand th

In common: Comedy · Drama

2009 · Rajkumar Hirani

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus

In common: Comedy · Drama

2004 · Mark Waters

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

In common: Comedy · Drama

1997 · Roberto Benigni

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a c

In common: Comedy · Drama

1995 · F. Gary Gray

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

In common: Comedy · Drama

2014 · Will Gluck

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her som

In common: Comedy · Drama

2015 · Adam McKay

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

In common: Comedy · Drama

2004 · Steven Spielberg

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

In common: Comedy · Drama

1962 · Stanley Kubrick

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon

In common: Comedy · Drama

2014 · Shawn Levy

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speak

In common: Comedy · Drama

1991 · Jon Avnet

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in

In common: Comedy · Drama

2017 · Greta Gerwig

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to

In common: Comedy · Drama

1985 · John Hughes

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Bri

In common: Comedy · Drama

2007 · Richard Schenkman

A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skep

In common: Drama · Science Fiction

2023 · Pablo Berger

A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?

In common: Comedy · Drama

2008 · Stephen Chow

A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with

In common: Comedy · Drama

1985 · Robert Zemeckis

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage

In common: Comedy · Science Fiction

2025 · Dean Fleischer Camp

The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

In common: Comedy · Science Fiction

2025 · Kim Byung-woo

When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.

In common: Drama · Science Fiction

2015 · Alex Garland

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives a

In common: Drama · Science Fiction

1977 · Steven Spielberg

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

In common: Drama · Science Fiction