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Movies like The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

The best movies like The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro are Big Business (1988), The Producers (1968) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999). If The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Big Business (1988)

    In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. The Producers (1968)

    A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

    In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Short Cuts (1993)

    Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Onion Movie (2008)

    Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Producers (2005)

    A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018)

    In this one-man Broadway show, John Leguizamo finds humor and heartbreak as he traces 3,000 years of Latin history in an effort to help his bullied son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Dinner at Eight (1933)

    An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Sunshine Boys (1975)

    Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. The Apartment (1960)

    Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Twelve Chairs (1970)

    In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)

    Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other, Charles and Claude Coupé, are poor and dim-witted. On the eve of the French Revolution, both sets find themselves entangled in palace intrigue.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Hamlet (1948)

    Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Airplane! (1980)

    An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Hello, Dolly! (1969)

    Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Hamlet 2 (2008)

    Failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz rallies his Tucson students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  17. A Serious Man (2009)

    It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. He scrambles to find a semblance of meaning as he loses control of nearly every aspect of his life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)

    Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. High Society (1956)

    With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. How to Irritate People (1969)

    A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro?

The closest matches to The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro are Big Business (1988), The Producers (1968) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro?

Start with Big Business (1988), the closest match to The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro?

The Apartment (1960), rated 8.2/10 by 2,848 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro?

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro?

Yes: Big Business (1988), The Producers (1968) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999).

How are movies similar to The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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