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Movies like The Three of Us (1984)

The best movies like The Three of Us (1984) are Napoleon and Me (2006), Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012) and Mixed by Erry (2023). If The Three of Us hooked you with its comedy and history, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Napoleon and Me (2006)

    Elba island, 1814. Martino is a young teacher, idealist and strongly anti Napoleon, in love with the beautiful and noble Baroness Emily. The young man finds himself serving as librarian to the Great Emperor in exile, whom he deeply hates, yet soon begins recording Napoleon's memoirs, getting to know and learning to value the man behind the myth. Among seductions and affairs, expectations and fears, he will craft a precise portrait that nevertheless will not manage to hide a final, inevitable, disappointment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & history

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  2. Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)

    Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & history

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  3. Mixed by Erry (2023)

    The rise and fall of the pirate mixtape empire of three brothers from Naples, Italy, during the '80s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & history

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  4. 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 · both comedy & history

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  5. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

    A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  6. Ho visto le stelle (2003)

    The young Antonio wants to participate in a reality show and leaves Naples for Milan with his best friend Eugenio.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  7. The Fascist (1961)

    1944. Primo Arcovazzi is a fanatical and dim-witted Fascist Party militiaman who accepts to escort an opponent of the regime to Rome in the hope of be promoted — still oblivious as ever to the forthcoming fall of the regime.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  8. Adventures in Public School (2018)

    A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. 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 · both comedy

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  10. A Song Is Born (1948)

    The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. L'amore è eterno finché dura (2004)

    Gilberto, 50enne, si fa coinvolgere in una cosiddetta speed-date, una gara in cui i protagonisti devono trovare un partner in 3 minuti. Arrestato, deve confessare tutto in presenza della moglie che lo sbatte fuori di casa. Rifugiatosi da amici scopre che il suo migliore amico è amante della moglie e comincia a tentare di avviare nuove relazioni che falliscono tutte.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. Il conte Max (1957)

    Alberto, a newspaper man, tries a one-time shot of living the good life with the help of his penniless mentor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)

    A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. A 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

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  15. Fun 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

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  16. 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

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  17. Animal Crackers (1930)

    The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot (2013)

    Paolo, 40 years old, lives in a small Friulian town close to the north-eastern border. Unreliable and with a passion for good wine, he spends his days at the local tavern and stubbornly stalks his ex-wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. The Big Store (1941)

    A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. American 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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Three of Us?

The closest matches to The Three of Us are Napoleon and Me (2006), Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012) and Mixed by Erry (2023). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Three of Us?

Start with Napoleon and Me (2006), the closest match to The Three of Us.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Three of Us?

Mixed by Erry (2023), rated 7.4/10 by 504 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Three of Us?

Mixed by Erry (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Italian movies like The Three of Us?

Yes: Napoleon and Me (2006), Mixed by Erry (2023) and Ho visto le stelle (2003).

How are movies similar to The Three of Us chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Three of Us, 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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