Movies like La esencia de los otros (2023)
The best movies like La esencia de los otros (2023) are Babes (2024), Tod@s Caen (2019) and Hard to Die (1990). If La esencia de los otros hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedVeinteañera, divorciada y fantástica (2020)8.0/10 from 393 votes
- NewestCrazy Magical Mexico (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishTod@s Caen (2019)Also in Spanish
Babes (2024)
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTod@s Caen (2019)
A pair of seducers try to prove who has the best techniques while trying not to fall in love with each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHard to Die (1990)
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuper Crazy (2018)
A 36-year-old meek woman realizes that there’s younger people trying to outpace her doing much less, so she makes a risky change by removing her filter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHomo Argentum (2025)
The film consists of 16 shorts that explore, with humor and social criticism, the characteristics of the Argentine identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuplex (2003)
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFun with Dick and Jane (1977)
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPorn for Newbies (2019)
An amateur filmmaker’s life gets complicated when a mobster hires him to direct a pornographic horror movie starring a frighteningly sexy actress.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMe gusta, pero me asusta (2017)
Brayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)
From a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt's for Your Own Good (2017)
Three brothers-in-law try to get their daughters to dump their undesirable boyfriends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCrazy Magical Mexico (2026)
A man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVeinteañera, divorciada y fantástica (2020)
Regina, our young protagonist, always dreamed of getting married. And she did it - but the dream lasted much less than she thought and now she has to face life in a very funny way as a divorcee.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisNo manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019)
Zequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Weasel's Tale (2019)
A group of old actors and filmmakers tries to resist the efforts of a young couple to kick them out of their mansion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTe juro que yo no fui (2018)
Running away from some evil arabs, a woman hides in a counterbass case, causing problems to his owner, a musician with a jelous wife who is trying to win her back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Dreamer (2022)
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (2016)
He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Boyfriend's Meds (2020)
A Woman's island getaway with her boyfriend is thrown for a loop when he forgets to take his prescription medications along.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Brass Teapot (2012)
When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like La esencia de los otros?
The closest matches to La esencia de los otros are Babes (2024), Tod@s Caen (2019) and Hard to Die (1990). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after La esencia de los otros?
Start with Babes (2024), the closest match to La esencia de los otros.
What is the highest-rated movie like La esencia de los otros?
Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica (2020), rated 8.0/10 by 393 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like La esencia de los otros?
Crazy Magical Mexico (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like La esencia de los otros?
Yes: Tod@s Caen (2019), Super Crazy (2018) and Homo Argentum (2025).
How are movies similar to La esencia de los otros chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside La esencia de los otros, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.