Movies like Las Cartas Del Gordo (2006)
The best movies like Las Cartas Del Gordo (2006) are Father There is Only One 4 (2024), Pups Alone (2021) and Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (2008). If Las Cartas Del Gordo hooked you with its family and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFather There Is Only One 2 (2020)7.5/10 from 578 votes
- NewestTad and The Magic Lamp (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishFather There is Only One 4 (2024)Also in Spanish
Father There is Only One 4 (2024)
The eldest of the family, Sara, comes of age and brings chaos to the family by announcing her intention to marry Ocho. Javier and Marisa try to avoid it at all costs. At the same time Dani has an existential crisis, Paulita feels jealous of Cris, Carlota announces that she has found a boyfriend from a high society family and Rocio has finally managed to be cast in her first film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPups Alone (2021)
After receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make the move to the new neighborhood, right before Christmas. Upon arriving, Robert meets his gorgeous next door neighbor Holly, and her sassy and spunky border collie Gidget. Before the sparks can fly, they are set upon my Robert’s conniving and obnoxious next door neighbor and project manager Victor, his neighborhood bully bulldog “Vinnie P” and the sycophantic sidekick Chihuahua “Jose”.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCarlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (2008)
Carlitos is a heartfelt story about one young boy's fight for his right to play soccer, while keeping his very essence intact.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRookie of the Year (1993)
When the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRecess: All Growed Down (2003)
T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSwitched (2020)
Tired of being bullied, Cassandra Evans prays that her nemesis, Katie Sharp, the queen bee of social media, would know what it’s like to walk a day in her shoes. Her prayer is answered in an unexpected way when they get switched.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisCorner Gas: The Movie (2014)
It’s been a few years, and there’s still not a lot going on 40 kilometers from nowhere. But that’s all about to change as the fine folks of Dog River, Saskatchewan face their biggest crisis ever. Brent and the gang discover that the town’s been badly mismanaged, leaving residents with little choice but to pack up and leave. As residents make one last rally to save Dog River as they know it, they discover a devious plan by a corporate chain that would change life for Dog Riverites forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTad and The Magic Lamp (2026)
Tadeo, his girlfriend Sara, and his friends Momia, Jeff, and Belzoni embark on an adventure after Tadeo accidentally unleashes an ancient spell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Kids Are Alright 2 (2022)
A year ago, Ricardo and Felipe, in charge of taking the children to a camp, stayed outside the train leaving the children inside. Clara no longer trusts them and this year she decides to take the children personally with the help of her friend Susana. However, now they will be the ones who, as a result of an accident, are separated from the children.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFather There Is Only One 2 (2020)
The success of the Conchy virtual assistant (which was developed by Javier) has earned him a favorable spot in the parents chat room - until something unexpected ruins it all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies 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 family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSneakerella (2022)
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity for sneakers. With a little nudge from his best friend and a sprinkle of Fairy Godfather magic, El finds the courage to use his talent to pursue his dream of becoming a ‘legit’ sneaker designer in the industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisPadre no hay más que uno 5: Nido repleto (2025)
Some parents experience the anguish of the "empty nest" when their children leave home. Javier, on the other hand, suffers the trauma of the "full nest": no one wants to leave home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDennis the Menace (1993)
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisYou Keep the Kids (2021)
Flora and Victor are fun, modern, caring parents. That is, until they decide to get a divorce, and the perfect job opportunity turns up for them. They now have one problem: custody.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMixtape (2021)
On the eve of Y2K, orphaned 12-year-old Beverly discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother – who struggles talking about her late daughter – Beverly sees the mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sandlot 2 (2005)
A decade has passed in the small town where the original Sandlot gang banded together during the summer of ’62 to play baseball and battle the Beast. Now, back at the dugout, nine new kids descend on the diamond only to discover that a descendant of the Beast lives in Mr. Mertle’s backyard – a monster of mythical proportions known as 'The Great Fear'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Loud House Christmas (2021)
Lincoln Loud gears up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride embark on a mission to preserve the family’s holiday traditions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMi abuelo, mi papá y yo (2005)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy
Caracas Vice Vol. 1 (2017)
Caracas, Venezuela. 1982. Ryan of the DEA and Carlos the PTJ join forces to stop the most dangerous drug lord of the country, Disco Herrera.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Los Actores del Conflicto (2008)
Three street mimes pretend to be guerrilla fighters who want to rejoin society thus obtaining permission from the government to go into exile in Spain in exchange for demobilizing...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
El Colombian Dream (2005)
A story as told by an aborted child who's now 14 years old, involving his mother, three teenagers (two twin brothers and their cousin) that make a love triangle, the twins' father and his new lover, a drug lord and his sidekicks, the drug lord's wife who doesn't know who's the father of her baby, a prostitute with bladder problems, a hit man (really a frustrated poet), and a huge missunderstanding
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Colombianos, un acto de fe (2004)
For Sara (Isabella Santodomingo), a frazzled young emergency room doctor working in Bogota, Colombia, finding out that she's pregnant is not good news. But her decision to end the pregnancy draws cries of protest from everyone in her family -- including the unborn child in her belly. This compelling comedy-drama explores the deep-seated beliefs about reproductive rights in Colombia, a country in which abortion is illegal in all circumstances.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bluff (2007)
A man catches his girlfriend cheating on him with his boss, and gets fired because of this. When he finds his boss cheating on his ex-girlfriend, he blackmails him, but things will end up upside-down, when a murder shows up
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
All Your Dead Ones (2011)
Salvador is a peasant who one day wakes up as usual to work on his land but instead finds a pile of corpses in the middle of his crops. He runs to notify the authorities but is Sunday and Election Day so the dead ones end up being a nuisance that nobody wants to deal with.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A la salida nos vemos (1986)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Wandering Shadows (2004)
Two men meet in downtown Bogotá: one is missing a leg, the other is a "silletero", a man who carries people around for money. Each character bears the burden of a bitter past life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Maximum Penalty (2001)
After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Las Cartas Del Gordo?
The closest matches to Las Cartas Del Gordo are Father There is Only One 4 (2024), Pups Alone (2021) and Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Las Cartas Del Gordo?
Start with Father There is Only One 4 (2024), the closest match to Las Cartas Del Gordo.
What is the highest-rated movie like Las Cartas Del Gordo?
Father There Is Only One 2 (2020), rated 7.5/10 by 578 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Las Cartas Del Gordo?
Tad and The Magic Lamp (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Las Cartas Del Gordo?
Yes: Father There is Only One 4 (2024), Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (2008) and Tad and The Magic Lamp (2026).
How are movies similar to Las Cartas Del Gordo chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Las Cartas Del Gordo, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.