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Movies like El joven del carrito (1959)

The best movies like El joven del carrito (1959) are Trees Lounge (1996), Comfort and Joy (1984) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). If El joven del carrito hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Trees Lounge (1996)

    Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Comfort and Joy (1984)

    Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

    Aliens disguised as clowns crash land on Earth in a rural town to capture unsuspecting victims in cotton candy cocoons for later consumption.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Butter (2012)

    An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  5. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

    A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

    After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

    Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Playdate (2025)

    When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Watching the Detectives (2007)

    Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Nate and Hayes (1983)

    Nathaniel Williamsen is taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Borrowers (1997)

    The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Clear History (2013)

    Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Pippi Longstocking (1997)

    Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun nature makes her easy to befriend, as neighbors Tommy and Annika find, but can also earn ire, especially from social worker Mrs. Prysselius.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. Thin Ice (2012)

    A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Other End of the Line (2007)

    An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Two Moon Junction (1988)

    A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Clique (2008)

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  18. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

    On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. An Autumn Romance (2021)

    When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who wants to renovate it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Hooper (1978)

    Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like El joven del carrito?

The closest matches to El joven del carrito are Trees Lounge (1996), Comfort and Joy (1984) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after El joven del carrito?

Start with Trees Lounge (1996), the closest match to El joven del carrito.

What is the highest-rated movie like El joven del carrito?

The Brave Little Toaster (1987), rated 7.0/10 by 503 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like El joven del carrito?

Playdate (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like El joven del carrito?

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How are movies similar to El joven del carrito chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El joven del carrito, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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