Movies like Italy is Rotten (1976)
The best movies like Italy is Rotten (1976) are Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), I Hate Summer (2020) and Tommy Boy (1995). If Italy is Rotten hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFantozzi (1975)7.8/10 from 907 votes
- NewestBuen Camino (2025)Released 2025
- In ItalianGoodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)Also in Italian
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Hate Summer (2020)
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTommy Boy (1995)
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFun Is Beautiful (1980)
Three characters' misadventures in semi-deserted, summertime Rome: a dim-witted mama's boy falls for a tourist; a would-be womanizer struggles to find company for his sex tourism trip to Kraków; a hippie is drawn into his father's schemes to bring him back into polite society.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBe Sick… It's Free (1968)
Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Monster (1994)
A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent explanation that the police fail to spot). Undercover policewoman Jessica is assigned by eccentric police psychologist Taccone to follow Loris.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Name Is Tanino (2003)
During a sun-soaked Sicilian summer, aimless filmmaking undergrad and back-seat radical Tanino has a fling with Sally, a dreamy American tourist from an upper background. When summer ends, Sally flies back home, without ever reaching out. Clueless, a smitten Tanino decides to pay her a surprise visit under the pretense of returning a camera she left behind. But when he gets there, he quickly realizes the reality of America—and his relationship with Sally's—is far from the idealized version his small-town boy imagination conjured.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSun in Buckets (2013)
The story of a father and a son. An on the road trip from South to North.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this...Watch Out, We're Mad (2022)
Estranged, quarreling brothers Carezza and Sorriso have to put aside their differences to reclaim their father's beloved dune buggy from predatory real estate developer Torsillo, with the help of beautiful circus performer Miriam, whose family business is threatened by Torsillo's enforcers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSotto una buona stella (2014)
A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFantozzi (1975)
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDuck Duck Goose (2018)
After he’s grounded by an injury, a high-flying bachelor is saddled with two wide-eyed orphans as they come face-to-face with the dangers and beauty of the outside world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOcchio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
The film is divided into two episodes, The Hair of Disgrace and The Magician, both focusing on the theme of the occult and beliefs. The title translates as "Eye, Evil Eye, Parsley and Fennel".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Clowns (1970)
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBuen Camino (2025)
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an unspecified number of Filipinos serving him, a very young Mexican model as a girlfriend, and vacationing on his yacht with friends who share his passion for not wanting to work; it seems like a truly enviable life, considering he lacks nothing, absolutely nothing. Actually, no. Something is missing. It's his underage daughter, Cristal, named after the famous French sparkling wine, who has suddenly disappeared without a trace. Urgently summoned to Rome by his ex-wife, Linda, he finds himself facing the responsibilities of fatherhood for the first time, trying to find the girl—a very complicated task, considering he knows absolutely nothing about Cristal and her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Girl in Australia (1971)
The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's , who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's.
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 thisBagnomaria (1999)
In Pietrasanta all are excited for the annual party of summer end. Here we find four characters: Merigo, a naive guy passionate of bike; Pierre, son of the mayor; Simone, a pestiferous kid; Mario, lifeguard of "Bagnomaria".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHelp! (1965)
An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard, and a beautiful but dead-eyed assassin all have their own plans for the Fab Four.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBoris: The Film (2011)
A director and his crew attempt to make the transition from the small to the big screen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGepack (2024)
Four companions embark on a journey to the seaside, but their trip takes an unexpected turn as they discover a stowaway. This sets off a cascade of events, challenging them with dilemmas that will test the foundation of their friendship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFinding Flubber (2018)
Three friends embark on a quest to find the last remaining copy of Flubber (1997)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Transamerica (2005)
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNight on Earth (1991)
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPlanes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMichael (1996)
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAs Good as It Gets (1997)
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisConvoy (1978)
Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Italy is Rotten?
The closest matches to Italy is Rotten are Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), I Hate Summer (2020) and Tommy Boy (1995). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Italy is Rotten?
Start with Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), the closest match to Italy is Rotten.
What is the highest-rated movie like Italy is Rotten?
Fantozzi (1975), rated 7.8/10 by 907 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Italy is Rotten?
Buen Camino (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Italy is Rotten?
Yes: Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), I Hate Summer (2020) and Fun Is Beautiful (1980).
How are movies similar to Italy is Rotten chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Italy is Rotten, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.