Movies Like Smart People

Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American tragicomedy road film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The film follows a dysfunctional family...

The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach. It portrays the semi-autobiographical narrative...

Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama film following the journey of two middle-aged men through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished...

The Kids Are All Right is a 2010 American comedy-drama film directed by Lisa Cholodenko. It portrays a same-sex couple raising two teenagers who seek...

The Family Stone is a 2005 American comedy-drama film that revolves around the clash between an uptight businesswoman and her boyfriend's...

The Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film about a man with dwarfism who seeks solitude in rural New Jersey after the death of his only...

Election is a 1999 American black comedy film directed by Alexander Payne, based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name. The plot centers on a high...

The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. It follows the lives of three...

Adaptation is a 2002 American meta comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast led by...

The Big Chill is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, featuring an ensemble cast of actors. The storyline revolves around...

About Schmidt is a 2002 American comedy-drama film starring Jack Nicholson as a retired man who embarks on a journey to his daughter's wedding and...

Margot at the Wedding is a 2007 American comedy-drama film about the tumultuous familial dynamics that unfold when successful yet self-absorbed...

Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 American comedy-drama film about a socially awkward young man who forms a unique bond with a life-size anatomically...

An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on the memoir of British journalist Lynn Barber. It follows the story of Jenny, a bright and...

Rachel Getting Married is a 2008 American drama film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, and Debra...

Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Michael Chabon. Michael Douglas stars...

The Savages is a 2007 American black comedy-drama film directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco.

Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American comedy drama film directed by Peter Hedges. It stars Steve Carell, Alison Pill, Juliette Binoche, Dianne Wiest,...

The Good Girl is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta, starring Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, and John C. Reilly. The...

Away We Go is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Sam Mendes, featuring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph as the leads. The story follows...

Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. It follows a man who, after the death of his father,...

Friends with Money is a 2006 American comedy-drama film that follows Olivia, a former teacher turned house cleaner who grapples with uncertainty...