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20 Movies Like The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) poster

1 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) ★ 7.8

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Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Happiness contest. Her family also wants Olive's dream to come true, but they are so burdened by their own quirks, neuroses, and problems that they can barely help her.

Olive's father, Richard, has little contact with his daughter and only maintains a relationship with her mother. Her uncle Frank, a famous scientist, tried to commit suicide after a failed affair with a male graduate student. Her brother Dwayne, a fanatical follower of Nietzsche, took a vow of silence that further alienated him from his family. Olive's grandfather, though an addict, is the only person in the family willing to help Olive prepare for the pageant.

And it all comes down to the fact that the whole family gets together and travels to faraway California so that Olive can compete in the Little Miss Happiness pageant.

Scent of a Woman (1992) poster

2 Scent of a Woman (1992) ★ 8.0

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A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
The Intouchables (2011) poster

3 The Intouchables (2011) ★ 8.5

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After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
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4 The Starling (2021) ★ 6.3

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After Lilly suffers a loss, a combative Starling takes nest beside her quiet home. The feisty bird taunts and attacks the grief-stricken Lilly. On her journey to expel the Starling, she rediscovers her will to live and capacity fo...
Otherhood (2019) poster

5 Otherhood (2019) ★ 6.1

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A grounded, soulful, celebratory comedy about three mothers and their adult sons. The film explores the stage after motherhood, Otherhood, when you have to redefine your relationship with your children, friends, spouse, and most importantly, yourself.
Rain Man (1988) poster

6 Rain Man (1988) ★ 8.0

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After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
To the Bone (2017) poster

7 To the Bone (2017) ★ 6.8

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A young woman, dealing with anorexia, meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.
Simon Birch (1998) poster

8 Simon Birch (1998) ★ 6.8

A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
This Is Where I Leave You (2014) poster

9 This Is Where I Leave You (2014) ★ 6.6

After their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.

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10 Brain on Fire (2016) ★ 6.6

The film Brain On Fire is a heart-wrenching true story based on the New York Post journalist, Susannah Cahalan. She struggles with symptoms from when she first began experiencing them and how it was eventually diagnosed that her illness had real cause after all this time spent wondering what could have caused such strange things to happen inside you?
All the Bright Places (2020) poster

11 All the Bright Places (2020) ★ 6.5

The story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other's lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.
Me Before You (2016) poster

12 Me Before You (2016) ★ 7.4

Lou Clark knows how many steps from the bus stop to her house. She knows that she really likes her job at the coffee shop and that she probably doesn't like her boyfriend Patrick. But what Lou doesn't know is that she's about to lose her job and that she's going to need all the strength she can get to overcome the problems she's facing in the near future.

Will Traynor knows that the motorcyclist who hit him has taken away his will to live. And he knows exactly what he has to do to end it all. But what he doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world with a riot of color. And they both don't know that they will change each other's lives forever.

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The Choice (2016) poster

14 The Choice (2016) ★ 6.6

Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
Our Souls at Night (2017) poster

15 Our Souls at Night (2017) ★ 6.9

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Fonda and Redford star as Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower who've lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neigh...

Our Souls at Night (2017) is on #15 spot of movies related to The Fundamentals of Caring (2016). Our Souls at Night (2017) was released in 2017, made by Ritesh Batra and has average rating 6.9 in 2022. Main stars of the Our Souls at Night (2017) film are: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Matthias Schoenaerts.

The Mighty (1998) poster

16 The Mighty (1998) ★ 7.2

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Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.

The Mighty (1998) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone. You can find The Mighty (1998) in the the next genre categories: Comedy, Drama and The Mighty (1998) has average rating 7.2, according to Screench user votes.

Paper Man (2009) poster

17 Paper Man (2009) ★ 6.5

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A washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.
Irreplaceable You (2018) poster

18 Irreplaceable You (2018) ★ 6.4

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A man and a woman who have known each other since age 8 are destined to be together until death does them part.

Irreplaceable You (2018) movie was filmed by as Director, starring . Irreplaceable You (2018) belongs to the next genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance and has average rating 6.4, according to user votes.

Me And The Earl and The Dying Girl (2015) poster

19 Me And The Earl and The Dying Girl (2015) ★ 7.7

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High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Me And The Earl and The Dying Girl (2015) is one of the last movies similar to The Fundamentals of Caring (2016) and it was released in 2015. Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke are the main stars of the film and it belongs to the next genres: Comedy, Drama and has average user rating of 7.7 according to IMDB and Screench votes.

The Upside (2017) poster

20 The Upside (2017) ★ 7.0

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A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.

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