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15 Movies Like Parenthood

Loved Parenthood? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Splash

1984

Splash shares important genre DNA with Parenthood and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Ron Howard✓ Both are Comedy Drama movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Rance Howard and Clint Howard

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The War of the Roses

1989

The War of the Roses shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

About Last Night...

1986

About Last Night... shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Local Hero

1983

Local Hero shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Night Shift

1982

Night Shift shares important genre DNA with Parenthood and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Ron Howard✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity

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53%

Private Benjamin

1980

Private Benjamin shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

Cocoon

1985

Cocoon shares important genre DNA with Parenthood and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Ron Howard✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Clint Howard and Rance Howard

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49%

Harlem Nights

1989

Harlem Nights shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

The Stunt Man

1980

The Stunt Man shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

Melvin and Howard

1980

Melvin and Howard shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Parenthood, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Mary Steenburgen and Jason Robards✓ They share themes of family, identity

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46%

Radio Days

1987

Radio Days shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Parenthood, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Comedy Drama movies✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Dianne Wiest

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45%

Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Comedy Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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45%

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Parenthood, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Also stars Steve Martin

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44%

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

Good Morning, Vietnam shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy Drama, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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43%

Hope and Glory

1987

Hope and Glory shares key genre characteristics with Parenthood and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ Both are Comedy Drama movies✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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43%

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