Most Similar Movies to Housekeeping (1987)


If you are looking for movies like Housekeeping (1987), you might like movies tagged with keyword : sister, aunt, niece, orphan, woman, neighbor, madcap, offbeat, emotional, amusing, pacific northwest, small town, household, woods, living room, small-town life, family dysfunction, suicide, coming of age, fitting in, siblings, adventure, growing up, rivalry, 1950s .


Mon Oncle Antoine (1971), When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003), Caterina Goes to Town (2003), Miss Firecracker (1989), The Sandlot (1993), My Dog Skip (2000), Nicostratos, The Pelican (2011) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Mon Oncle Antoine (1971)

Mon Oncle Antoine (1971)

7.5/10 Other, Drama

Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.

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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)

5.7/10 Drama

Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.

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Caterina Goes to Town (2003)

Caterina Goes to Town (2003)

6.7/10 Comedy, Drama

Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rome.

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Miss Firecracker (1989)

Miss Firecracker (1989)

6.0/10 Comedy, Drama

Carnelle wants to escape her dreary life, so she enters a local beauty contest, much to everyone's dismay.

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The Sandlot (1993)

The Sandlot (1993)

7.8/10 Comedy, Drama, Family

In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.

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My Dog Skip (2000)

My Dog Skip (2000)

7.0/10 Comedy, Drama, Family

A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.

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Nicostratos, The Pelican (2011)

Nicostratos, The Pelican (2011)

7.0/10 Comedy, Drama

Yannis is a 14 year old boy who lives an isolated life with his dad on a small Greek island. After the death of his mother, two of them didn't talk much. One day, Yannis finds a young pelican and decides to take it home. His friendship with the pelican, and meeting with the impulsive 15 year old girl, will mark a change in his life, that will eventually lead to reconc...Read all

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Cemetery Junction (2010)

Cemetery Junction (2010)

6.9/10 Comedy, Drama

A 1970s-set comedy centered on three young working class friends in a dreary suburb of Reading.

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Lovely & Amazing (2001)

Lovely & Amazing (2001)

6.7/10 Comedy, Drama

Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.

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Something to Talk About (1995)

Something to Talk About (1995)

5.7/10 Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.

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My Life as a Dog (1985)

My Life as a Dog (1985)

10.0/10 Comedy, Drama

A boy (Anton Glanzelius), obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle (Tomas von Brömssen) in 1959 Sweden.

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So This Is Christmas (2012)

So This Is Christmas (2012)

4.2/10 Romance, Comedy, Other, Drama

Ashley lives in the fast lane until a handyman invades her life and she's directing a Christmas play for underprivileged kids. She finds her soulmate and they might live happily-ever-after--unless her stepbrother gets her killed.

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Andre (1994)

Andre (1994)

5.0/10 Drama

An abandoned seal entertains a girl (Tina Majorino) who took care of him and her family in 1960s Rockport, Maine.

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Ju Dou (1990)

Ju Dou (1990)

7.6/10 Drama

A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy.

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Jack Frost (1998)

Jack Frost (1998)

5.4/10 Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy

A father who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son, before he is gone forever.

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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)

6.4/10 Other, Drama

When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it. The commission takes their relationship to unexpected places as the young client makes greater and more difficult demands of the woodcar...Read all

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House (1985)

House (1985)

6.2/10 Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.

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The Witch (2015)

The Witch (2015)

9.0/10 Drama, Horror, History, Mystery, Thriller

In 1630 New England, members of a farming family suspect the oldest daughter of witchcraft when the youngest son suddenly vanishes.

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