brought together Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro for a heartwarming workplace dramedy, and there are a host of movies that capture the same charm as the 2015 blockbuster. The sleeper hit checked all the right boxes to deliver a cozy viewing experience that's low-stakes but is still thoroughly engrossing.
With two acting powerhouses in the lead roles, the Nancy Meyers movie is able to dive into the characters and explore how they represent the differences of their respective generations. While not uproariously funny, there is a lightheartedness to counterbalance the undercurrent of drama that drives the story forward.
The starpower of De Niro and Hathaway was enough to make the movie a financial success, but The Intern is so much better than its middling reviews. While the film isn't striving to push the boundaries of cinema, the lessons that the characters learn from one another can be applied to real life.
Plenty of films capture the same tone as The Intern, and the best dramedy movies are just the right mix of their two genres. The Intern is a lot of things, including a workplace comedy, a culture-clash comedy, and even a family drama, and there are a lot of great movies worth watching that check many of the same boxes.

Office Space
- February 19, 1999
- 89 minutes
- Mike Judge
- Mike Judge
Though The Intern is a bit more realistic with its sense of humor, it does share some similarities to Mike Judge's irreverent workplace comedy, Office Space. Tearing down all the worst parts of working in an office environment, .
Many of the humorous frustrations from 1999 are still relevant in the modern day, and there are concepts in Office Space that are hilariously antithetical to the philosophy of The Intern. Nevertheless, the two movies make good companion pieces, and .
Though he was primarily known for his dramatic roles before then, Meet the Parents was one of Robert De Niro's best films, and his true breakout into comedy. While it diverges quite a bit from the charming humor of The Intern,
Meet the Parents grossed over $330 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo).
Unlike his role as Ben in The Intern, , and he excels at playing the gruff straight man in every scene. The early Aughts classic was a blockbuster success, and spawned two sequels that failed to capture the magic of the original.
2019's Late Night came and went with little fanfare when it first released, but it's actually one of the unsung comedy classics of the late 2010s. Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson co-star in the movie that centers on the production of a late-night talk show. Like The Intern, .
Clashing over generational as well as cultural divides, Thompson and Kaling play off one another brilliantly. as the two come to respect each other, and naturally, learn a thing or two from each other too.

The Devil Wears Prada
9/10
- June 30, 2006
- 109 Minutes
- David Frankel
- Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger
Though she's gone on to reach the heights of success as a dramatic actor, one of Anne Hathaway's most popular movies is a beloved workplace comedy. , and sees Hathaway play a fish-out-of-water who learns firsthand how cutthroat the industry can be.

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In The Devil Wear's Prada, Andy (Anne Hathaway) gets a job as assistant to high-powered, demanding fashion editor, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep).
Like The Intern, . The movie is a bit more plot-centric, but the humor is still universally appealing. Though the details and sense of humor are different, Hathaway is the key that links both films together.

Lost in Translation
- October 3, 2003
- 102 minutes
- Sofia Coppola
- Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola's second feature film is a bit more dour than The Intern, but . The film is set in Japan and follows Bill Murray's aging actor character as he bonds with a young woman going through an existential crisis.
there is a bittersweet undercurrent that often makes it more of a drama than a comedy
The pairing is purely platonic, and . Lost in Translation is quite funny in several moments, but there is a bittersweet undercurrent that often makes it more of a drama than a comedy. However, it offers a nice parallel to the soft charm of The Intern.
Jon Favreau's Chef is a far-cry from his MCU films, but the workplace dramedy is truly one of his best date. Favreau pulls double-duty, playing a high-end chef who tries to put his life back together by opening a food truck. As with The Intern, .
The two films actually share many similarities, and the tone is where they intersect the most. Though The Intern is not nearly as vulgar, . Even if it might approach its subject differently, Chef is the ultimate feel-good movie.

Robot & Frank
- August 16, 2012
- 85 minutes
- Jake Schreier
- Christopher Ford
- Galt Niederhoffer, Lance Acord, Sam Bisbee, Stefan Sonnenfeld, Jenna Schultz, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Jeremy Bailer, Ann Porter, Bill Perry, Bob Kelman, Danny Rifkin, Tom Valerio
On the surface, The Intern and Robot & Frank couldn't be any more different, but they actually share quite a few parallels. Frank Langella stars as the title character, a former jewel thief who is struggling with the early stages of dementia. He is gifted a robot care companion, whom he quickly reprograms to do his bidding.
, and how older people are overlooked by society. Frank wants to prove he can still be a criminal mastermind, while Ben wants to share what he knows with the younger generation. Robot & Frank is a bit more off-beat, but .

Unlike The Intern, . Stand-up comic legend Rodney Dangerfield stars as a concerned parent who enrolls in the same college as his son to prove a point. What follows is plenty of wacky hijinks, and a poignant message too.

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Though Ben in The Intern is sincere and earnest, . However, he is able to prove himself as a smart man in his own right, even if he doesn't have the higher education to back it up.

Second Act
- November 22, 2018
- 103 minutes
- Peter Segal
- Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Zackham, Mark Kamine, Robert Simonds, Wang Zhonglei, Wang Zhongjun, Adam Fogelson, Donald Tang
Jennifer Lopez starred in her own version of The Intern when she headlined 2018's Second Act. Lopez stars as a 40-something who loses her job and decides to prove that she has what it takes to get a corporate position. Like The Intern, .
It also tackles the idea of experience versus education, and posits that street smarts are just as valuable as those that come from a book.
It also tackles the idea of experience versus education, and posits that street smarts are just as valuable as those that come from a book. Mixing a fair amount of drama into its comedy,

Released a full two years before The Intern, . Buddy comedy duo Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn co-star as aging salesmen who managed to secure internships with Google. In order to prove that they're worthy, they have to team up with the other interns who despise them.
, and is essentially the antithesis of The Intern. While Ben uses his folksy wisdom to help his younger co-workers, Nick and Billy from The Internship use every underhanded tactic at their disposal. is heartwarming, while The Interhship is raunchy.