Movies Like Junebug (2005)

Junebug is a 2005 comedy, drama film from Phil Morrison with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Shining Hour and In-Lawfully Yours.

Comedy Drama

The Shining Hour

1938

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

6.6

MagicScore

In-Lawfully Yours

2016

Following both the death of her father-in-law and a divorce, Jesse, a New Yorker, returns to a small town to live with her now widowed mother-in-law. Jesse struggles to fit in with the local townsfolk who don’t welcome her with open arms to say the least. Jesse becomes acquainted with the local pastor, her widowed brother-in-law, falling in love with him, much to the dismay of the community. Things get even more complicated when her ex-husband comes calling, suspiciously trying to win her back. Between her love life and entangled in-laws, Jesse is tested as she seeks the answer to where she truly belongs.

6.2

MagicScore

American Beauty

1999

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

8.0

MagicScore

The Simpsons Movie

2007

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

7.0

MagicScore

Dil Dhadakne Do

2015

On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.

6.8

MagicScore

Sound of the Mountain

1954

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

7.3

MagicScore

Thérèse

2012

An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures and her boring suburban setting.

5.8

MagicScore

Second Coming

2014

A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.

5.2

MagicScore

The Great Lie

1941

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Hidden Diary

2009

In the 1950s, Louise left her husband when their children were still little. She was never heard from again. Her daughter Martine stayed in the small seaside town, where she became a doctor. Martine's daughter, Audrey, a thirty-year-old independent woman, returns to visit her parents. By chance, she finds a notebook that belonged to her grandmother, a diary that may at last explain her departure. Will it reveal the things left unsaid, that have altered the relationships within the heart of the family ever since? In it, will Audrey find answers to the questions that she is asking herself about her own future?

6.0

MagicScore

#11

Home Fries

1998

Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begins investigating his stepfather's mistress, Sally. She works at a fast-food drive-through, she's pregnant and Dorian quickly falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his scheming mother wants Sally dead. And Sally isn't sure she wants Dorian to be her child's father and also his brother.

5.1

MagicScore

#12

Blue Valentine

2010

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975

After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.

7.6

MagicScore

#14

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Es por su bien

2024

Horrified by the new girlfriends of their respective sons, three sisters-in-law – Clara, a socialite, Matis, a widowed professional, and Nena, a naive housewife – make an alliance to get rid of their undesirable daughters-in-law.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

The Trip to Bountiful

1985

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

7.2

MagicScore

#17

The Grandfather

1998

After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

The Odd Couple

1968

In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Brian Banks

2019

An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Junebug?

The top films similar to Junebug by MovieMagicScore are The Shining Hour (6.6), In-Lawfully Yours (6.2), American Beauty (8.0). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Junebug worth watching?

Junebug holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 238 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Junebug?

Junebug (2005) is a comedy, drama film directed by Phil Morrison, starring Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Ben McKenzie.

Where can I find more recommendations like Junebug?

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About movies like Junebug

This ranked list pairs Junebug (2005), a comedy and drama film from Phil Morrison, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Amy Adams take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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