Movies like The Turks Must Be Crazy (2009)
The best movies like The Turks Must Be Crazy (2009) are The Foster Brothers (1976), Saban, Son of Saban (1977) and Tosun Pasha (1976). If The Turks Must Be Crazy hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedLaRoy, Texas (2024)6.8/10 from 200 votes
- NewestTrouble Man (2025)Released 2025
The Foster Brothers (1976)
Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence. Hüsamettin's sister thinks Ramazan is her foster son Saban when she realizes her mistake she introduces Ramazan to her brother as her son in law Bayram since she was afraid of Hüsamettin's short-tempered character. Things get complicated when real Saban and Bayram come to the residence. Now Saban has to be Ramazan and Bayram has to be Saban. Meanwhile, a gulyabani (a ghoul from Turkish folklore) haunts the residence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSaban, Son of Saban (1977)
Clumsy soldiers Şaban and Ramazan fall for a singer-dancer and accidentally become secret policemen tracking down a missing diamond.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTosun Pasha (1976)
Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWedding Association 2: Circumcision (2015)
Ismail and his old screwball crew land themselves in hot water when his grandson's circumcision evolves into a buzz-making citywide event.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFeyzo, The Polite One (1978)
To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDavaro (1981)
Memo returns from Germany to get married with his love but his fathers killer Sulo is being released from jail. As a village rule he has to get revenge for his fahter or he can not get married but he doesn't want to kill so they stage a fake death with Sulo and after that his luck runs out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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 comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLaRoy, Texas (2024)
Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Bones (2001)
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisÇarıklı Milyoner (1983)
Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Stupid Millionaire (1974)
The funny treasure hunt of 4 rural brothers in Istanbul, after the recent death of their father who left them a treasure map as heritage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Man Who Strikes Gold (1978)
Adem is working as a waiter and he gets fired at that moment he inherits a fortune from his rich uncle in USA. Women start to throw themselves at him, people try to use him, everyone acts nicer to him while he is try to manage his new life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisÇalgı Çengi (2011)
Salih and Gürkan, two cousins from Ankara, are struggling musicians that are trying to make a living by performing at private events such as bachelorette parties. Nihat, a low profile event manager, finds a gig for the duo which leads them to encounter with unexpected guests in their "dressing room".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisŞaban, a Man from the Middle Class (1984)
Şaban, who works as a clerk in a factory, is madly in love with Bahar, who works as a secretary in the same factory and attends university thanks to the financial support of the famous oil tycoon Adnan Bıçakçı. However, Bahar has her eye on the famous athlete Erkan. After Adnan Bıçakçı reveals that Bahar is his granddaughter, she is kidnapped by gangsters. However, the only person who tries to rescue her is not her boyfriend Erkan, but Orta Direk Şaban.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrouble Man (2025)
Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYou've Got Murder (2019)
Istanbul Police Department homicide detectives encounter a murder nothing like they’ve seen before.Commissioners Emin, Salih, Asuman and deputy Alaattin begin investigating.But strange murders keep happening. They don’t have any evidence or any clues. Day by day, tempers flare and the police chiefs grow annoyed.As the murders keep piling up, the public’s interest rises. The pressure on Emin and his colleagues get intense. At last, the chief of police assigns “crime expert” Dizdar Koşu, who has recently come back from the US, to the team.Overwhelmed with panic, pressure and disdain, Emin and his friends try to solve the strangest series of murders with the most unusual methods.This fast race against time immediately turns into a tragicomedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTroublemaker Hüsnü (1983)
Hüsnü is a lovestruck young man determined to win the heart of his neighborhood’s beauty, Hüsniye, and enlists his friend’s dubious tactics to no avail. When a thug seizes the neighborhood deeds and forces everyone to flee, Hüsnü tries to become the local tough guy to save his community and impress Hüsniye, but his bravado draws the attention of a hired killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOh Dear (2010)
Hüseyin is a young man who lives with his grandfather and grandmother in a village in Thracian Turkey. The two great loves of his life are his clarinet and Müjgan, a nurse. Although Hüseyin is content with his life, with his music and dreams of Mügan, due to an unexpected development he leaves his village. He ends up in Istanbul where he finds support first in his clarinet and then in the friendship of the singer Firuzan. Firuzan is a popular nightclub performer who is eagerly working on an album as she leads a colorful but complicated life. When Firuzan meets Huseyin, the course of events gives away to a hilarious adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTake Me (2017)
Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHeld Up (1999)
What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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What are the best movies like The Turks Must Be Crazy?
The closest matches to The Turks Must Be Crazy are The Foster Brothers (1976), Saban, Son of Saban (1977) and Tosun Pasha (1976). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Turks Must Be Crazy?
Start with The Foster Brothers (1976), the closest match to The Turks Must Be Crazy.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Turks Must Be Crazy?
LaRoy, Texas (2024), rated 6.8/10 by 200 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Turks Must Be Crazy?
Trouble Man (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
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