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Movies like Canners (2020)

The best movies like Canners (2020) are Afterlife of the Party (2021), A Thousand Words (2012) and Click (2006). If Canners hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Afterlife of the Party (2021)

    A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

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  2. A Thousand Words (2012)

    Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  3. Click (2006)

    A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. Henry Poole Is Here (2008)

    Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  5. Chloe and Theo (2015)

    A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  6. Invisible Sister (2015)

    Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

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  7. A Bag of Hammers (2011)

    Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  8. The Good Half (2024)

    Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  9. Mickey's House of Villains (2002)

    The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and Goofy. It's all up to Mickey and his friends to overthrow evil and return the House of Mouse to normal--or as close to normal as it gets.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  10. The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

    While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets involved in a plan to take over the world by a dark wizard, Good Alex must find a way to save her family, humankind, and ultimately herself in an epic Good vs. Evil battle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  11. With Honors (1994)

    Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  12. Hollywood Ending (2002)

    Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  13. Best Man Down (2012)

    A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  14. Joe's Apartment (1996)

    A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

  15. Buffaloed (2020)

    Set in the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  16. Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009)

    When a scam goes horribly wrong and leaves the neighborhood kids furious, the Eds embark on a journey to find Eddy's brother in the "Ed, Edd, n Eddy" series finale.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  17. All That Money Can Buy (1941)

    Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & fantasy

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  18. Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)

    The Oscar-winning cat-and-mouse twosome--Tom and Jerry--returns with another adventure. When Tom and Jerry's irrepressible curiosity gets the best of them, the mysterious magic ring that Tom guards with his life ends up stuck over Jerry's head. Now, Jerry must find a way to free himself of the ring while fleeing Tom, who wants to remove the ring any way he can! Find out if the pair can conjure up a solution in this fur-raising, madcap escapade.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  19. Casper Meets Wendy (1998)

    When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

  20. Little Monsters (1989)

    A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

  21. Heart and Souls (1993)

    A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & comedy

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  22. Scrooge (1951)

    Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & drama

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  23. When in Rome (2010)

    Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain of love. The coins attract unwanted attention from an assortment of odd yet ardent suitors: a sausage merchant, a street magician, an artist, and a male model. But when the best man from the wedding, persistent reporter Nick, throws his hat in the ring, Beth wonders if his love is the real thing.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & fantasy

  24. The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

    An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & comedy

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  25. Ruthless People (1986)

    Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  26. Les vivants (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Legend (1985)

    Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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  28. The Golden Bird (1987)

    "Kin no Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hans, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hans' journey begins.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

  29. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

    Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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  30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

    Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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What are the best movies like Canners?

The closest matches to Canners are Afterlife of the Party (2021), A Thousand Words (2012) and Click (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Canners?

Start with Afterlife of the Party (2021), the closest match to Canners.

What is the highest-rated movie like Canners?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), rated 8.1/10 by 22,721 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Canners?

The Good Half (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Canners?

Yes: Afterlife of the Party (2021), A Thousand Words (2012) and Click (2006).

How are movies similar to Canners chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Canners, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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