Movies like Festival in Gırgıriye (1981)
The best movies like Festival in Gırgıriye (1981) are Tosun Pasha (1976), Saban, Son of Saban (1977) and Cadet Kelly (2002). If Festival in Gırgıriye hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRicky Gervais: SuperNature (2022)7.4/10 from 385 votes
- NewestRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)Released 2025
Tosun Pasha (1976)
Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSaban, Son of Saban (1977)
Clumsy soldiers Şaban and Ramazan fall for a singer-dancer and accidentally become secret policemen tracking down a missing diamond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCadet Kelly (2002)
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian (2022)
After another year of lockdowns, Aziz takes the stage to skewer pandemic life, quarantines, vaccine cards, celebrity side-gigs, smartphones and more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Foster Brothers (1976)
Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence. Hüsamettin's sister thinks Ramazan is her foster son Saban when she realizes her mistake she introduces Ramazan to her brother as her son in law Bayram since she was afraid of Hüsamettin's short-tempered character. Things get complicated when real Saban and Bayram come to the residence. Now Saban has to be Ramazan and Bayram has to be Saban. Meanwhile, a gulyabani (a ghoul from Turkish folklore) haunts the residence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWedding Association 2: Circumcision (2015)
Ismail and his old screwball crew land themselves in hot water when his grandson's circumcision evolves into a buzz-making citywide event.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRicky Gervais Live 2: Politics (2004)
A year after Animals, Ricky Gervais comes back with his second stand up comedy tour: Politics.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Air Up There (1994)
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000)
Dave Chappelle returns for a stand-up to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRicky Gervais: SuperNature (2022)
With his signature pitch-black sense of humor, Ricky Gervais takes the stage at the London Palladium in this provocative stand-up comedy special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLaRoy, Texas (2024)
Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChris Rock: Kill the Messenger (2008)
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDokunmayın Şabanıma (1979)
Şaban is a minibus driver who is unsuccessful with women, while Ökkeş is a complete womanizer. Ökkeş and Şaban, two old army buddies, cross paths one day in prison. Ökkeş, who is being forced by his father to marry, asks Şaban to take his place, and they switch roles. However, when both of them fall in love with the daughter of the house they go to, things get complicated. The girl they are in love with has switched places with the housekeeper...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrouble on Wheels (2015)
After the death of his wife and father, Kudret, who has always lived by the book, decides to go on a road trip to save a girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisÇarıklı Milyoner (1983)
Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Stöned Age (1994)
Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTokatçı (1984)
A tragicomedy dramatizing how an innocent villager is driven into the crime world only to collect enough cash to make his biggest dream come true: Return to his village home and marry the girl next door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Festival in Gırgıriye?
The closest matches to Festival in Gırgıriye are Tosun Pasha (1976), Saban, Son of Saban (1977) and Cadet Kelly (2002). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Festival in Gırgıriye?
Start with Tosun Pasha (1976), the closest match to Festival in Gırgıriye.
What is the highest-rated movie like Festival in Gırgıriye?
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022), rated 7.4/10 by 385 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Festival in Gırgıriye?
Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Festival in Gırgıriye chosen?
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