If You Liked 50/50, Watch These Next
Finished 50/50 (2011) and want more of the same? These 19 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like 50/50, most of them are comedy, drama.
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19 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
2.Funny People(2009)
5.9ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
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3.Standing Up, Falling Down(2020)
6.3ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A. — forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs — and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in…
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4.About Alex(2014)
6.1ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.
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5.House of D(2004)
6.3ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush…
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6.Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets(2021)
6.9ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression involve seeking advice from Dr. Bird - a giant imaginary pigeon therapist.
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7.Almost Friends(2017)
6.3DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine…
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8.On Becoming a Guinea Fowl(2024)
7.6ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
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11.The Savages(2007)
6.9DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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12.Somewhere in Queens(2023)
6.3ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
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13.The Etruscan Smile(2018)
6.3DramaAlso drama
Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.
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15.My Dead Friend Zoe(2024)
6.3ComedyWarDramaAlso comedy and drama
Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his…
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16.And When Did You Last See Your Father?(2007)
6.5DramaAlso drama
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
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17.I Love My Dad(2022)
5.9ComedyAlso comedy
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
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18.The Road Within(2014)
6.8ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
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19.The Adults(2023)
6.2DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
Eric returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully constructed façade of his adulthood gives way to old…
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