Movies like All Is Not Lost (2023)
The best movies like All Is Not Lost (2023) are L'allenatore nel pallone (1984), Much Ado About Nothing (2013) and Thunderstruck (2012). If All Is Not Lost hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)6.8/10 from 299 votes
- NewestGaruda: Dare to Dream (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianL'allenatore nel pallone (1984)Also in Italian
L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
Oronzo Canà is called to coach Longobarda, the football team of a small town of Northern Italy, newly promoted to the First Division. His only task is not to be relegated, but Longobarda's owner plots against him, finding the team's current ranking far too expensive, and his top Brazilian striker is affected by a deep saudade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMa che bella sorpresa (2015)
High school professor Guido is a hopeless romantic whose life falls apart after his girlfriend leaves him. Paolo, a former student of his, helps him in getting out of his depression for a better chance to become a PE teacher himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFiasco in Milan (1959)
The usual gang of robbers are hired by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will hinder the success of the operation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Air Up There (1994)
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIl presidente del Borgorosso Football Club (1970)
Benito Fornaciari, a pale, devoutly Catholic, Upper Middleclass Italian inherits a minor-league football club from a long-lost uncle. He decides to visit the club to sell it, but the local population has other ideas: through an almost-armed uprising they "force" him not to sell the club but lead it to other glories on the football field.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Beautiful Day (2026)
Tommaso, a single father of four, has shut himself off from the world. When his daughters push him to start over, he meets Lara — a brilliant, captivating woman. But both carry secrets that could change everything.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisTalcum Powder (1982)
Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRookie of the Year (1993)
When the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Stop Me Now (2019)
Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoctor on Call (2021)
65 year old doctor Pierfrancesco works as a night-shift medical guard. He’s a grumpy man, full of aches and pains and is very rough with his patients. One night, he’s involved in a road collision with 30 year old delivery man Mario. While uninjured, Mario's bicycle is destroyed, and Pierfrancesco's sciatica flares up, making it impossible for him to drive. With both of their jobs in jeopardy, the doctor has an idea that could help them both: “remotely guided” by Pierfrancesco via wireless headset, Mario will visit his patients, and they’ll also carry out Mario’s delivery in Pierfrancesco’s car. After a range of daring (mis)adventures, they will learn to support each other, and the night will end with their lives both changed for the better.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTaking Care of Business (1990)
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Big League (1994)
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSerafino (1968)
Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTotòtruffa '62 (1961)
Antonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing small scams with his friend and colleague Felice. Commissioner Malvasia good-naturedly persecuted him. When their respective unsuspecting children fall in love, the two fathers make peace.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Most Beautiful Day in the World (2019)
Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (2020)
Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Time for Sergeants (1958)
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Acid House (1998)
A surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of the chemical generation, casting a dark and unholy light into the hidden corners of the human psyche.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSoccer Mom (2008)
A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach her daughter's floundering soccer team, then struggles frantically to keep her wacky charade going long enough to see the girls win their big tournament.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Saturday Ritual (2024)
High school soccer players Cammie, Em, and Kara have a tradition of visiting a new psychic after every Saturday match. Cammie soon finds herself in over her head when a highly recommended psychic unveils an unknown secret.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Go, Yellow (2001)
There's two things Ivek and Kruno have been since childhood: best friends and fans of the neighborhood soccer team The Yellows. However, when The Yellows recieve a new manager in the form of wealthy businessman Čabraja, the friendship between Ivek and Kruno is put to the test, as the former wants things to remain as they always were, Kruno believes that Čabraja's methods will lead the team into new heights.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Garuda: Dare to Dream (2026)
A thirteen-year-old boy battling severe chronic asthma refuses to abandon his ambitions of joining the Indonesian National Youth Football Team, finding an extraordinary path to athletic rehabilitation through the intervention of a mystical Garuda entity and the strategic support of the head coach's daughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sagai United (2004)
A soccer philosophy has it that every underdog has its day. This year King s Cup tournament proves that true, when a bunch of unknown players called Sagai United join the competition under the supervision of Paotu, an ex referee who was forced into retirement after getting involved in a gambling scandal.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Footballest 2 (2025)
The Soto Alto football team, formed by Pakete and his friends, is at risk of being kicked out of the league. Thanks to a scam by a property development company, they’ve lost their pitch and now Los Justos, the team from a local reform school, looks set to take their place.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
U.S. Palmese (2025)
In Palmi, a small town in Calabria, Don Vincenzo, a genial retired farmer, has a crazy idea to revive the local soccer team by organizing a bizarre fundraiser hiring the Italian major league Serie A, soccer player Etienne Morville, a bad-tempered guy but among the strongest in the world. Albeit unwillingly, Morville leaves Milan to move to Palmi and try to save his image. In the small town he will come up against a reality of sincerity, which will lead everyone on an unforgettable experience.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisKL10 Pathu (2015)
Ahmed falls in love with Shadiya, whom he meets at a film festival, and they both elope after secretly getting married. When Ahmed's friends and brother learn about it, they search for the couple.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Blue 9 (1950)
Fabris, a center-forward and the key player of the harbour town's football team, is a selfish individualist who is believed that he's irreplaceable in the first squad. He's also a womanizer who tries to seduce pretty Nena, a member of the working's committee and successful swimmer. However, she's emotionally close to Zdravko, who is, same like Fabris, a worthy center-forward himself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like All Is Not Lost?
The closest matches to All Is Not Lost are L'allenatore nel pallone (1984), Much Ado About Nothing (2013) and Thunderstruck (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after All Is Not Lost?
Start with L'allenatore nel pallone (1984), the closest match to All Is Not Lost.
What is the highest-rated movie like All Is Not Lost?
Much Ado About Nothing (2013), rated 6.8/10 by 299 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like All Is Not Lost?
Garuda: Dare to Dream (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like All Is Not Lost?
Yes: L'allenatore nel pallone (1984), Ma che bella sorpresa (2015) and Fiasco in Milan (1959).
How are movies similar to All Is Not Lost chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside All Is Not Lost, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.