Movies like On Earth as It Is in Heaven (1995)
The best movies like On Earth as It Is in Heaven (1995) are Bruce Almighty (2003), Godspell (1973) and Oh, God! (1977). If On Earth as It Is in Heaven hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedScooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)7.7/10 from 209 votes
- NewestDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishDawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989)Also in Spanish
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGodspell (1973)
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOh, God! (1977)
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989)
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOld Man Made in Spain (1969)
A widow shepherd who lives at the Aragonese Pyrenees sees how his three young daughters, Cándida, Visi, and Nieves, go to Madrid to find a better life and leave him alone. There they all get married, have sons and forget their father. One day, Marcelino receives a letter from Cándida, who wants him to stay with her family for some time. What she really wants is some help from her father, as she's not able to take care of her ten daughters and her upcoming child. Marcelino goes to Madrid, but, once there, he only finds an unknown, frantic and hostile world, and also three unhappy daughters...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCabin in the Sky (1943)
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still believe in humor and friendship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThat Christmas (2024)
It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
The Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRock Dog (2016)
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWoody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)
After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody thinks he's found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZip & Zap and the Captain's Island (2016)
Naughty brothers Zip and Zap finds themselves in a home for lost children that might just be haunted. Will they ever escape?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlumberland (2022)
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
When the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s discovered that the ghost is also the long lost relative of Shaggy Rogers!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2025)
When laidback Greg finds himself at odds with his dad's outsized expectations, pressure builds to turn his act around. After a series of hilarious near disasters, Greg's dad presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge his wimpy ways for good.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTommy Boy (1995)
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWheels on Meals (1984)
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSticky Fingers (2009)
To carry out the "robbery of the century", Charles recruits the friends with whom he made the 400 blows. The night of the robbery, they get caught by police, but one of them runs away with the $2 million. Upon their release from prison, the thieves are shocked to learn that they will get their money back on two conditions and, ultimately, they must mostly have changed their ways...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bigbug (2022)
Set in the world of 2045, where communities have robotic helpers, a group of suburbanites are locked in for their protection by their household robots, while a rogue, self-aware AI android revolt uprising takes place outside.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDay 40 (2014)
In this animated retelling of the Noah's Ark story, various unholy activities fill the great ship, as the animals discover the darker side of their nature.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Do We Eat Him? (2025)
When Brie and Piper, two hungry (and slightly unhinged) survivors, stumble across a corpse, they find themselves faced with the (obvious) next question: do they eat him?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Baker (2007)
Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfill a contract for the first time, he escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJust Add Water (2008)
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChef's Special (2008)
Maxi thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a successful restaurant in Chueca and is living his life as a gay man without much complex. But when his son Edu and his daughter Alba appear, and a new attractive neighbor comes along, it will have a strong effect on his life resulting in his values being challenged for ever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLast Night (1998)
Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEntropy (2013)
End of days is already here - you just didn't notice...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Like On Earth as It Is in Heaven and something else?
Blend two favourites and we’ll find the films in between.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like On Earth as It Is in Heaven?
The closest matches to On Earth as It Is in Heaven are Bruce Almighty (2003), Godspell (1973) and Oh, God! (1977). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after On Earth as It Is in Heaven?
Start with Bruce Almighty (2003), the closest match to On Earth as It Is in Heaven.
What is the highest-rated movie like On Earth as It Is in Heaven?
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017), rated 7.7/10 by 209 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like On Earth as It Is in Heaven?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like On Earth as It Is in Heaven?
Yes: Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989), Old Man Made in Spain (1969) and The Rocket from Calabuch (1956).
How are movies similar to On Earth as It Is in Heaven chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside On Earth as It Is in Heaven, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.