
10 Best Movies Like About Schmidt
If you loved About Schmidt, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Father of the Bride
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About Schmidt for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

Train Dreams
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About Schmidt for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America....

The Secret: Dare to Dream
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About Schmidt for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

When a Man Loves a Woman
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About Schmidt for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox,...

Ticket to Paradise
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About Schmidt for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Divorced couple Georgia and David find themselves on a shared mission: they team up and travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from making the same mistake they once made 25 ye...

Ezra
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About Schmidt for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about thei...