Movies like The Three Brothers: The Return (2014)
The best movies like The Three Brothers: The Return (2014) are Three Men and a Cradle (1985), What's in a Name (2012) and Paris Follies (2014). If The Three Brothers: The Return hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWhat's in a Name (2012)7.3/10 from 1,837 votes
- NewestChers parents (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchThree Men and a Cradle (1985)Also in French
Three Men and a Cradle (1985)
Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's in a Name (2012)
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisParis Follies (2014)
Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is good, but the departure of their children from home has thrown Brigitte’s world into flux, as she finds herself locked into routine. She keeps hoping for something else, something more. A party held by students on the adjoining property accelerates this latent crisis and Brigitte impulsively sets off for Paris under the guise of a doctor’s appointment. The city immediately invigorates her, and when she meets a charming Danish gentleman, she impulsively allows herself to be flattered by his attentions…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChers parents (2026)
A trio of siblings faces turmoil when their parents reveal they've won the lottery but refuse to share a cent, unraveling buried secrets, unspoken tensions, and deep-seated jealousy that shake the family to its core.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComme t'y es belle ! (2006)
Isa, Alice, Léa and Nina, linked by their Sephardic families as much as by their friendship, share their lives between love affairs, a beauty institute under fiscal control, children to raise, an undocumented Moroccan nanny to marry, repeated diets, family and religious holidays to honor, but before being beautiful, their biggest challenge is to be themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMe, Myself and Mum (2013)
How to become a man when your mother and your closed circle have decided otherwise? This is the challenge Guillaume took up. The film recounts Guillaume's tragicomic battle from the young age of eight, as he adopts the role of a girl then of a homosexual... until, aged 30, he meets the woman who, after his mother, will become the other woman in his life. Beyond this story of a heterosexual coming-out, the film tells the tale of an actor who never stopped loving women, maybe even a little too much.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHere and There (2024)
A visa problem forces Adrien back to Paris after 15 years in Senegal with his wife Aminata. Her cousin Sékou, now distanced from his Senegalese origins, takes in Adrien. As Adrien awaits his return, Sékou shows him France, sparking surprises.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisRiviera Revenge (2024)
François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife cheated on him 40 years ago, he files for divorce and confronts her former lover, who lives in the French Riviera.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHeartbeat (1938)
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoxane (2019)
What does Cyrano de Bergerac do at a chicken farmer? This is the problem of Raymond, who has always kept his passion for the theater hidden. But when he is threatened with bankruptcy, he decides to try everything for the whole.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Women on the 6th Floor (2011)
Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the service of Jean-Louis' family, makes him discover the servants' quarter on the sixth floor of the luxury building he owns and lives in. There live a crowd of lively Spanish maids who will help Jean-Louis to open to a new civilization and a new approach of life. In their company - and more precisely in the company of beautiful Maria - Jean-Louis will gradually become another man, a better man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLola and Her Brothers (2018)
Lola has two brothers: Benoit, who is getting married for the third time, and Pierre, who shows up late for the wedding. Excuses, reproaches, arguments, misunderstandings... beneath it all, they're just doing their best to live their own lives. Benoit is about to become a father, but he's not ready yet. Lola meets Zoher while she's still going through her divorce. Pierre's professional problems take a turn for the worse. Though everything in their lives seems to be pulling them apart, the three of them stick together - an inseparable trio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisQuatre Garçons pleins d'avenir (1997)
The premise of four young men out to celebrate the end of their school exams has great promise as comedy material, a promise that is far from realized in this banal, unevenly paced, run-of-the-mill attempt at a supposedly funny story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Filter (2019)
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But this book, hymn-to-life, will turn into a joyful fist because if Beatrice changed the names, each of his friends seeks to find his character. The book awakens secret jealousies, while the group of friends and family pitch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLe Clan (2023)
Fred, Achille, Max and Belette form a good-for-nothing gang of crooks. Dismally failing their last raid, they decide to get back in the game, kidnapping Sophie Marceau.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNeuilly Yo Mama! (2009)
Samy moves from the underdeveloped crime-ridden French suburb to the riches of Neuilly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDemi-sœurs (2018)
Lauren, a lovely 29-year-old it-girl, tries to break into the world of fashion by skimming Parisian parties. Olivia, a 28-year-old psychologist, has two obsessions: to save the confectionery of her parents, and to find her ideal husband. At the age of 26, Salma, a fiery young history teacher, still lives with her mother in the suburbs. Their roads have no reason to cross - until the day when, on the death of their biological father that they never knew, they inherit together a splendid Parisian apartment. For these three sisters who have nothing in common, cohabitation will prove to be explosive, to say the least.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVery Happy Alexander (1968)
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Nannies (2022)
Angèle, a thirty-something from Ivory Coast, always cope thanks to the gift of gab and audacity. To escape from a bunch of dangerous criminals, she becomes a nanny in the uptown Paris, hired by Hélène, the single mom of eight years old Arthur. Discovering the work conditions of her colleagues, she decides to stand up for their rights, thanks to a young lawyer who will quickly fall for her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCopacabana (2010)
Babou seems to be able to shrug off anything. Real jobs, husbands, responsibilities, who needs them? But when she finds out that her own daughter is too ashamed of her to invite her to her wedding, she decides to make some changes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Three Brothers: The Return?
The closest matches to The Three Brothers: The Return are Three Men and a Cradle (1985), What's in a Name (2012) and Paris Follies (2014). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Three Brothers: The Return?
Start with Three Men and a Cradle (1985), the closest match to The Three Brothers: The Return.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Three Brothers: The Return?
What's in a Name (2012), rated 7.3/10 by 1,837 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Three Brothers: The Return?
Chers parents (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Three Brothers: The Return?
Yes: Three Men and a Cradle (1985), What's in a Name (2012) and Paris Follies (2014).
How are movies similar to The Three Brothers: The Return chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Three Brothers: The Return, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.