Top 20 movies like You Don't Choose Your Family

You Don't Choose Your Family

César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.

On ne choisit pas sa famille is of 1 hour(s) and 43 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Les Films du Kiosque, Ouille Productions, Studio 37, Aurel Films, TF1 Films Production, Kinology, Universal Pictures. It was released on 2011-11-09. It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

Genres: ComedyAdventure

1. One of a Kind (Mon âme par toi guérie)

One of a Kind

When Frédi loses his mother, he realizes she has passed her healing gift on to him. Frédi rejects it totally, tangled up in his own unhappiness, until a fatal accident changes everything. He is forced to acknowledge that he had healing hands.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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2. Dragon's Return (Drak sa vracia)

Dragon's Return

This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Leaps, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the villagers as the cause of natural disasters. He lost his wife, his home, and his freedom due to false accusations. After years he returns to his native village. Putting his own life to risk, he saves a herd of sheep from a forest fire in the hills. But not even this heroic deed helps him to win back the friendship of the locals.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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3. ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction

An idyllic island town is under attack by that most invasive of pests: zombies! Port Gamble is being overrun with braineaters, and the people seem powerless to stave them off. But wait, a rag tag band of rebels is trying to turn the tide and push the invading hordes of undead back.

It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.

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4. 35 Shots of Rum (35 Rhums)

35 Shots of Rum

A widower and her daughter witness the retirement of a colleague of his and the closing of her department at her university.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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5. A Date with Miss Fortune

A Date with Miss Fortune

When a struggling writer meets a superstitious Portuguese beauty, he has no idea that his life and luck are both about to change. A romantic comedy about cross-cultural relationships.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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6. The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi (Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wi-Fi)

The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi

Norma, a typical teenager who is always online, created a joint social media account for her and her boyfriend to mark their third monthsary. She gets a rare illness called electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which means she can't be around cellphones, tablets, laptops, and Wi-Fi. To help her cope with her syndrome, Norma relocates to a remote province with no signal, forcing her to have a long-distance relationship with Leo.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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7. The Antidote (L'Antidote)

The Antidote

JAM , a French "master of the universe" is on the brink of a major takeover when he starts suffering from anxiety attacks. His doctor thinks it is to do with childhood experiences and suggests he searches back in his mind to something that could be the trigger and will prove to be the antidote.

It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.

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8. The Price to Pay (Le Prix à payer)

The Price to Pay

Jean-Pierre, a wealthy businessman, is lonely. He still desires his wife but she only seems interested in shopping and the beauty salon. Tired of lunching alone every day, one day he decides to invite his chauffeur to join him, and a relationship quickly develops as the two find they have much in common. Are they just cash machines for their wives? Don't they deserve some love in return? Jean-Pierre confiscates his wife's credit card, but things don't turn out exactly the way he'd hoped...

It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.

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9. Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

It has an average vote of 7.624 on TMDB.

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10. Becoming Astrid (Unga Astrid)

Becoming Astrid

When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.

It has an average vote of 7.118 on TMDB.

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11. Guardian Angels (Les Anges gardiens)

Guardian Angels

A sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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12. Divorce French Style (Papa ou maman 2)

Divorce French Style

Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The match between the former spouses resumes.

It has an average vote of 6.141 on TMDB.

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13. A House of Your Dreams (La Maison du bonheur)

A House of Your Dreams

On a mission to loosen up, a miser's sets about buying a house in the country for his family.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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14. Santa Claus Is a Stinker (Le père Noël est une ordure)

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

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15. The Big Hit (Un triomphe)

The Big Hit

Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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16. Stone

Stone

Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially reluctant to indulge Stone in the coarse banter he wishes to pursue and feels little sympathy for the prisoner's pleads for an early release. Seeing little hope in convincing Jack himself, Stone arranges for his wife to seduce the officer, but motives and intentions steadily blur amidst the passions and buried secrets of the corrupted players in this deadly game of deception.

It has an average vote of 5.268 on TMDB.

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17. Chouchou (Chouchou)

Chouchou

Choukri, alias Chouchou, a transvestite Maghrebi with clear eyes, comes illegally to Paris to find his nephew. Hired as an assistant by a psychotherapist, known for his good mood, he also work as a waiter in a transvestite cabaret of Clichy where he meets Stanislas.

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18. The Under-Gifted (Les sous-doués)

The Under-Gifted

The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!

It has an average vote of 6.501 on TMDB.

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19. With Open Arms (À bras ouverts)

With Open Arms

Jean-Étienne Fougerole is an intellectual bohemian who released his new novel "In Open Arms" and calling the wealthiest people to welcome home the families in need. While he promotes his book during a televised debate, his opponent criticized him for not applying what he himself advocates. While stuck, Jean-Étienne Fougerole accepts the challenge, for fear of being discredited. The same evening, a family of Roma rings the door of his Marnes-la-Coquette villa and the writer feels obliged to house them.

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20. Hollywoo (Hollywoo)

Hollywoo

Sometimes, when you think you have it all, everything falls apart. That is exactly the story of Jeanne .Just when she is offered the chance to dub famous American actress Jennifer Marshall in a successful American TV Show and her salary is about to triple, Marshall decides to withdraw from the show. So Jeanne makes a crazy decision, fly to Hollywood herself and make Jennifer change her mind about leaving the series...

It has an average vote of 5.371 on TMDB.

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