Movies like The Hold-Out (1962)
The best movies like The Hold-Out (1962) are Guess Who (2005), You Again (2010) and The Big Wedding (2013). If The Hold-Out hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSing Street (2016)7.9/10 from 2,549 votes
- NewestWildflower (2023)Released 2023
Guess Who (2005)
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Again (2010)
History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn't change its stripes. On Marni's side is her mother, while Joanna's backed by her wealthy aunt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Wedding (2013)
To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fabelmans (2022)
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAs Cool as I Am (2013)
In a small American town, 16-year-old Lucy is left to largely raise herself, managing the household while her immature mother works and her father is away in Canada for months at a time. As her parents' emotional distance intensifies, Lucy explores her own sexuality with her childhood best friend, Kenny.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisStorytelling (2001)
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWildflower (2023)
The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJumping the Broom (2011)
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSing Street (2016)
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisVivacious Lady (1938)
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFirstborn (1984)
Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, and declares he's the man of the house now, Jake puts up with it. Until he discovers Sam's illegal activities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThat Old Feeling (1997)
A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBride Wars (2009)
Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMadea's Family Reunion (2006)
Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeautiful Boy (2011)
A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass-shooting at his college, then took his own life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFather of the Bride (1991)
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGracie's Choice (2004)
For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Hold-Out?
The closest matches to The Hold-Out are Guess Who (2005), You Again (2010) and The Big Wedding (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Hold-Out?
Start with Guess Who (2005), the closest match to The Hold-Out.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Hold-Out?
Sing Street (2016), rated 7.9/10 by 2,549 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Hold-Out?
Wildflower (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Hold-Out?
Yes: Guess Who (2005), You Again (2010) and The Big Wedding (2013).
How are movies similar to The Hold-Out chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Hold-Out, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.