Movies Similar to America's Phoneless

The Case of Majella McGinty(1999)

A children’s game of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ transforms into a reality through the vivid imagination of little Majella McGinty. Life becomes too stressful for 8-year-old Majella and taking refuge she hides in a suitcase in her parents’ bedroom. She overhears their conversation, and her TV-addled imagination runs away with her when she believes her father has been murdered by her mother and his body bundled away under cover of darkness. The Case of Majella McGinty shows the fantastical imagination of young children. This film combines the comical with the political, criticising the impact of violence on children’s lives. Set in 1970’s Derry, violence is rife, bombs can be heard in the distance and the army patrols the streets where Majella and her friends play.

Antoine and Colette(1962)

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Meeting with Sarah Jessica(2013)

Dori finally achieved her dream - having dinner with her favorite actress.

A Grand Day Out(1990)

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

The Wrong Trousers(1993)

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

A Close Shave(1996)

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

Audit(2001)

A young actor and his wife undergoing an IRS audit have more to worry about than the usual cheating when the IRS secretary turns out to be hot for the wife and the auditor turns out to be an ex-trick of the actor.

Big Boy Pants(2019)

It's 1987, Kyle has cold feet before his wedding and he's about to stand up to his sister for the first time in his life.

Midnight Snack(2024)

Hunger always strikes in the dead of night.

Dry(2002)

A young man who masturbates to porn finally becomes sexually active when his sister brings a female tenant to their flat.

The Attendant(2012)

Frankie is a car park attendant at the spectacular Giant’s Causeway in Co. Antrim. His friend Cathy and her husband Paul are in trouble. Nevertheless as Frankie always says, "Something will turn up!"

The Artificial Humors(2016)

Using a mix of Hollywood aesthetics with documentary strategies, the film follows a young indigenous girl from the Xingu National Park to São Paulo, where she falls in love with a robot that also happens to be a stand-up comedian. This strange story mixes the anthropology of humor, indigenous communities, and artificial intelligence.

Men Don't Whisper(2017)

After being emasculated at a sales conference, gay couple Reese and Peyton set out to do the most masculine thing they can think of - sleep with some women.

Killer Poop 2: Amityville Poo(2022)

The backstory of the Killer Poop of how he became who he is and where he came from as he kills anyone he runs into.

Out of the Blue(2013)

Sebastian and his mates are about to find out how life can change in a split second... Well, only if you let the circumstances take over.

La Pepperette(2014)

Pídemela, amor(2013)

Diana finds a bottle in the sea. The bottle contains a message. The message speaks of love. Love will guide this story.

Sizzle(2015)

A man prepares a delicious sandwich that gets cunningly stolen from him by his wife.

Hold It!(1937)

Heavy Lifting(2016)

A gay man has to fend off a woman after he helps her and she develops a crush on him.