Movies like Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks (1912)
The best movies like Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks (1912) are Return of the Hero (2018), The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977) and Great Guns (1941). If Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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- Highest ratedLove and Death (1975)7.5/10 from 996 votes
- NewestThe Roast of Tom Brady (2024)Released 2024
- In FrenchReturn of the Hero (2018)Also in French
Return of the Hero (2018)
France, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Seventh Company Outdoors (1977)
The third part of Seventh Company adventures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGreat Guns (1941)
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer, (Dick Nelson) will need them now he's drafted.
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 thisIt Boy (2013)
38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she realizes that he holds the key to her promotion.
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 thisFamily Resemblances (1996)
An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
The second part of the Seventh Company adventures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Roast of Tom Brady (2024)
Offensive lines. Full-contact comedy. Kevin Hart hosts this all-star roast of NFL legend Tom Brady.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFatal (2010)
Fatal... short for Fatal Bazooka, a hardcore bling-bling rapper. A huge music star. Millions of fans, tons of hits, 4 Artist Of The Year Music Awards of Music, a fashion line, a magazine, and soon his own amusement park: Fataland. He is the undisputed number one, until...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wedding Year (2019)
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Time for Sergeants (1958)
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeriously Single (2020)
While her free-living bestie urges her to embrace singlehood, a commitment-craving social media expert can't stop following the life of a former love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe French Minister (2013)
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaddy or Mommy (2015)
Florence and Vincent Leroy are a model couple. They have great jobs, a perfect marriage and delightful children. And now they want their divorce to be an equal success. But when they are both simultaneously promoted to their dream jobs, their relationship becomes a nightmare. From that moment on, the gloves are off, the two exes declare war and will do everything in their power to NOT have custody of their children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Audition (2015)
Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio must compete for the lead role in Martin Scorsese's next film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bet (1997)
Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove and Death (1975)
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLa gran revelación (2007)
Can fiction surpass reality?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
La Aventura de Rosa (2008)
Rosa chooses her own adventure...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Yul (1998)
The story of a socially awkward boy with genetic deficiencies cleverly implanted by an extremely obsessive mother.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Los 150 Metros de Callao (2002)
Welcome to another edition of the legendary 150 meter race of Callao.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Por activa y por pasiva (2013)
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Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Record (2009)
A sidewalk record sale takes an emotional turn when a chance musical discovery yields a powerful response.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Hokus Fokus (2004)
A filmmaker gets lost in a world of his own creation, literally. He is plotted against by his outer demons, searches for his lost sex scene and contends with several other versions of himself. A joyful rule-breaking carnival ride through a filmmaker's dreamland.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks?
The closest matches to Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks are Return of the Hero (2018), The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977) and Great Guns (1941). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks?
Start with Return of the Hero (2018), the closest match to Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks.
What is the highest-rated movie like Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks?
Love and Death (1975), rated 7.5/10 by 996 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks?
The Roast of Tom Brady (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks?
Yes: Return of the Hero (2018), The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977) and It Boy (2013).
How are movies similar to Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Napoléon, Bébé, and the Cossacks, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

























