Movies like Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play (1999)
The best movies like Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play (1999) are Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021), Vizontele Tuuba (2004) and Bilo the Banker (1980). If Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBattle of the Year (2013)6.8/10 from 369 votes
- NewestStill on Hold (2026)Released 2026
Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021)
Rebellious, irreverent wunderkind Gülseren navigates loneliness, love and loss against the current of political turmoil and social change.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVizontele Tuuba (2004)
Guner Sernikli is a government official who, with his wife and their wheelchair bound daughter, has been assigned as the head librarian to this isolated province, virtually an exile since there is no library in the village. The family is warmly welcome, but these are the years of political anarchy and leftist/rightist clashes in big cities and the youth of the village inevitably follow the tides. They arrive in Vizontele, just as the situation is becoming really absurd. Guner brings wisdom; his daughter Tuba brings beauty, innocence and love. Some like the Mayor, Nazmi Dogan and crazy Emin appreciate these things but they are in the minority and confusion continues to reign. The story is based on the memories of writer-director Yılmaz Erdoğan of the last summer of his childhood in Hakkâri, Turkey in 1980.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBilo the Banker (1980)
Bilo is a goodhearted man who wants to marry the cutest girl in the village but needs money to take the consent from her father. His best friend Mahmut offers him a way to go to Germany and work in a factory to save up the money he needs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSour Apples (2016)
In an eastern Turkish town, suitors knock on the door of the mayor and father of three beautiful daughters who choose to follow their own paths.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTreasure (2024)
A music journalist accompanies her father, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While she's eager to make sense of her family's past, her dad has an agenda of his own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House of Tomorrow (2019)
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHandsome Poor Bilo (1979)
Bilo is released from prison..
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChloe and Theo (2015)
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlmost Friends (2017)
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDon't Think Twice (2016)
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJuniper (2021)
When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComidark Films 2: Insane (2020)
Güven, a taxi driver is desperately in love with Meral, but he’s too shy to open up to her. One day he picks up a customer, gets accused of a crime he didn’t commit and his world is turned upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightingale (1979)
The comical story of Şaban, who came to Istanbul to earn his dowry and, by chance, became a famous folk singer known as Şaban Ballıses.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFamily Weekend (2013)
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCQ (2001)
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Own Love Song (2010)
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKing of the Belgians (2016)
The King of the Belgians is on a state visit in Istanbul when his country falls apart. He must return home at once to save his kingdom. But a solar storm causes airspace and communications to shut down. No planes. No phones. With the help of a British filmmaker and a troupe of Bulgarian folk singers, the King and his entourage manage to escape over the border. Incognito. Thus begins an odyssey across the Balkans during which the King discovers the real world - and himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeli Deli Küpeli (1986)
Two schizophrenic patients escape from a mental asylum supposing they were mistakenly quarantined. When they arrive at a country village, the villagers assume one is a sheriff and the other is a local magistrate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBattle of the Year (2013)
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHastalık Hastası (2024)
Summary of "The Imaginary Invalid" Molière’s comedy "The Imaginary Invalid" (Le Malade Imaginaire) tells the story of Argan, a hypochondriac obsessed with his health. He constantly seeks medical treatments despite being in good health. To save on medical expenses, he plans to marry his daughter Angélique to a doctor. However, Angélique loves Cléante and opposes the arranged marriage. Argan’s clever servant, Toinette, devises a plan to expose the truth. Meanwhile, Argan’s wife, Béline, is only interested in his wealth. Through Toinette’s tricks, Argan realizes his errors and changes his ways. In the end, Angélique is allowed to marry Cléante, and Argan learns to live without his excessive fear of illness. This play humorously criticizes the medical profession and human obsession with health through satire and wit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
Attention Please (2024)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Still on Hold (2026)
After his phone runs out of battery, Chico, a young boy, tries everything to contact his first date.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür (2020)
"Trees Die Standing" is a world-classic emotional comedy by Spanish writer and poet Alejandro Casona. The play, which focuses on the concept of kindness and love, is about the kindness that a man tries to do to his wife, who takes a big risk to reunite the broken family. board.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Kel Alaka (2014)
Atalay Demirci's show, which brings together hundreds of unrelated stories into a single narrative, filled with laughter every second, and makes you want to watch it again and again, is back on stage with Kel Alaka.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Ferhangi Şeyler (1993)
Ferhan Şensoy is back with a message from 1993! Ferhangi Şeyler, Ferhan Şensoy's one-man show, which he has been performing continuously since March 7, 1987, is an evaluation of everyday events through Ferhan's humorous lens.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Kraliçe Çıplak (2021)
Leyla Cengaver, once a theater star, is far from her old flashy days. An unexpected visitor backstage on the opening night of his new play will change the course of the night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Antonius and Cleopatra (2012)
While enjoying his relationship with Cleopatra, Antony neglects his Roman responsibilities, angering Octavian Caesar. Cleopatra rejoices when Antony's wife dies, but Antony's desire for political advancement leads him to marry Caesar's sister. The fragile peace that emerges is short-lived, as Antony returns to Egypt, leading to full-scale war.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Sahibinden Satılık Birinci El Ortaoyunu (2001)
From Ferhan Şensoy, a humorous comedy with a high dose of laughter about today's technological revolution... With computerized communication entering every aspect of our lives, you will enjoy watching the play, which describes the alienation of society in a satirical language, and see what trouble the virtual world has brought upon us, accompanied by mischievous jokes... In the virtual realm, Şensoy satirizes digital emotions, declaring, "We are in the highly electronic F-type Internet world."
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
40AMbar Gece Tiyatrosu (1994)
The most distinctive feature of this Ferhan Şensoy play, which is performed in a much sharper language than what today's stand-up comedians describe as an interactive game, is that it takes place inside a ship...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play?
The closest matches to Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play are Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021), Vizontele Tuuba (2004) and Bilo the Banker (1980). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play?
Start with Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021), the closest match to Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play.
What is the highest-rated movie like Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play?
Battle of the Year (2013), rated 6.8/10 by 369 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play?
Still on Hold (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.