Movies like La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella (2021)
The best movies like La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella (2021) are Falling for Christmas (2022), After Midnight (2004) and Agatha and the Storm (2004). If La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella hooked you with its history and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedToto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)8.0/10 from 384 votes
- NewestThe Stunt Driver (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianAfter Midnight (2004)Also in Italian
Falling for Christmas (2022)
An engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAfter Midnight (2004)
A beautiful fugitive draws a shy film buff out of his shell while she hides in the museum — the cavernous interiors of the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy — where he works as night watchman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgatha and the Storm (2004)
The story of a middle-aged bookshop owner, who becomes embroiled in a surreal swirl of romance and family secrets of infidelity, her energy levels registering in bursts of electrical interference - causing lightbulbs, traffic lights, toasters and computers to spontaneously spark and malfunction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvanti! (1972)
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChampagne Problems (2025)
A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
Janie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall has even arranged for his farmhand, Dylan to help at the event, which is being held in the farm’s sprawling barn. Aware that her Manhattan boyfriend is anxious for her to return to the city so the pair can jet off to a previously planned holiday on the beach, Janie begins to feel an unexpected emotional tug about living life in a more authentic, meaningful way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisMore Than a Miracle (1967)
A fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The King of Spain has ordered Rodrigo to choose a wife among seven Italian Princesses, but he is smitten by the lowly peasant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas at the Drive-In (2022)
Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLittle Italy (2018)
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisToto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956)
Antonio, Peppino and Lucia are three brothers who live in the country near Naples. Lucia's son, Gianni, goes to Naples to study medicine, but there he knows a ballet dancer. They fall in love and, when she goes to Milan, Gianni follows her. Informed of this and afraid that their nephew will stop studying, the three Caponi brothers leave for Milan to persuade Gianni to come back and continue studying and abandon the "Malafemmina" (bad girl).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSurprised by Love (2015)
The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnly the Lonely (1991)
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlfredo, Alfredo (1972)
Alfredo, a timid young Italian, lusts after and woos the beautiful Maria Rosa. But when he manages to marry her, he discovers life is not nearly so blissful as he expected.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Best Friend's Wife (1998)
Roberto is a doctor in a small town near Naples. He suffers from a severe heart disease and he is heading toward an American hospital for a dangerous surgery with little or no hope of surviving. Therefore he talks to his best friend since childhood, Michele, a columnist at the local newspaper, explaining his last and long-wanted desire: having sex once with his Swedish beautiful wife, Frida.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pool Hustlers (1983)
Francesco, nicknamed 'Toscano', is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case containing the cue with her one, containing the sax. The two fall in love, but in the meantime Francesco loses a big amount of money playing versus 'Scuro', the long-time Italian champion. His only chance to pay the debt is to win the Italian Championships.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Miracle for Daisy (2021)
Whitney Alder owns interior design firm Marietta Designs, which she runs with her friend Andi in the small town of Marietta, Montana. Whitney is designing Santa’s float for the annual Marietta Christmas Parade when a potential job opportunity comes her way: the full redesign of a landmark home by Christmas Eve.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisYoh! Bestie (2026)
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCatering Christmas (2022)
A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost, is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Things get complicated when Molly falls for Jean’s nephew, Carson, 30s, a travel photographer with no desire to take over the family’s foundation… until his aunt assigns him to the task of making sure the catered dinner goes perfectly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas with You (2022)
Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisArtificial (2026)
In November 2023, amidst the height of a global AI boom, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever teamed with the company board to make one of the defining decisions that has drastically reshaped the company as we know it, the firing of current CEO Sam Altman. This controversial decision would lead to immense backlash, ultimately resulting in Altman's return five days later.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & history
Coming SoonMovies like thisIwaszkiewicz (TBA)
An eminent writer, a respectable husband and politician, falls in love with young he can neither keep nor forget. In a world full of conventions, secrets and arrangements, love turns into obsession and obsession becomes the greatest tragedy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & history
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon (1983)
A biopic of the mathematician Sonia Kovalevsky.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & history
The Stunt Driver (2026)
Based on a true story, a Canadian stunt driver recruits a top sports manager and rocket car designers to attempt a record-breaking jump across the Saint Lawrence River, hoping to achieve fame and fortune.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & history
Joséphine Baker (TBA)
Plot TBA; follows the life of groundbreaking 1920s jazz-age dancer, singer, and Parisian entertainer Josephine Baker.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
November 1963 (2026)
Follows the 48 hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the alleged involvement of Sam Giancana and the 'Chicago Outfit', and a supposed broken promise after the mob helped to get Kennedy elected.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Coming SoonMovies like thisJohnny (2027)
A biographical film that dramatizes the life of Jean-Philippe Smet, better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Coming SoonMovies like thisThe Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLakhdar Ben Khlouf (TBA)
Depicts the life of Sidi Lakhdar Ben Khlouf, an eminent symbolic figure who is part of the memory of Algerian poetry and popular fight. Sidi Lakhdar Ben Khelouf became famous thanks to his poems about the Prophet Muhammad (earning him the nickname "praiser of the Prophet") and the epic he dedicates to the Battle of Mazagran on August 26, 1558, against the Spaniards. Counted among the patron saints of the Mostaganem region, his poems are often interpreted by chaâbi singers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
TAIBALE - Storia di una bambina salvata di Gianni Torres (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both history
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella?
The closest matches to La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella are Falling for Christmas (2022), After Midnight (2004) and Agatha and the Storm (2004). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella?
Start with Falling for Christmas (2022), the closest match to La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella.
What is the highest-rated movie like La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella?
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (1956), rated 8.0/10 by 384 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella?
The Stunt Driver (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella?
Yes: After Midnight (2004), Agatha and the Storm (2004) and More Than a Miracle (1967).
How are movies similar to La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.