Movies like El futuro ya no es lo que era (2016)
The best movies like El futuro ya no es lo que era (2016) are Super Crazy (2018), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and Taking Care of Business (1990). If El futuro ya no es lo que era hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedNo manches, Frida (2016)7.7/10 from 983 votes
- NewestSorry Madam We Brought Our Trauma (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishSuper Crazy (2018)Also in Spanish
Super Crazy (2018)
A 36-year-old meek woman realizes that there’s younger people trying to outpace her doing much less, so she makes a risky change by removing her filter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Twelve Chairs (1970)
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTaking Care of Business (1990)
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEasy Money (1983)
To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFamily Plot (1976)
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe F**k-It List (2020)
After a prank blows up a studious high school senior's life, he shares a list of certain things he wishes he'd done differently — and maybe still can.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Love My Dad (2022)
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo manches, Frida (2016)
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHasta que la boda nos separe (2018)
Daniel and Maria are about to get married and have a modern wedding on the beach in mind. But their families have other plans for the celebration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSupport Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeth Meyers: Lobby Baby (2019)
SNL alumnus and subversive master of late-night Seth Meyers comes out from behind the desk to share some lighthearted stories from his own life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThirty Something, Single and Fabulous (2016)
A woman in her mid-30s breaks up with her boyfriend of seven years and goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSextuplets (2019)
Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.
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 thisIt's for Your Own Good (2017)
Three brothers-in-law try to get their daughters to dump their undesirable boyfriends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli (2024)
Pete Davidson's fourth comedy special explores what it means to grow up, turning 30, love, life, and living in the woods.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHomo Argentum (2025)
The film consists of 16 shorts that explore, with humor and social criticism, the characteristics of the Argentine identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnly You (1994)
Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named 'Damon Bradley', but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to marry podiatrist Dwayne in ten days, Faith receives a phone call from Dwayne's old classmate Damon Bradley, who is on his way to Venice. She impulsively decides to fly to Italy with the hope of finally encountering the man of her dreams. Accompanying her on the trip is her sister-in-law and best friend Kate, who has just left her husband, Faith's brother Larry.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEd Wood (1994)
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSalvation (TBA)
Elder Braxton Barlow, a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while proselytizing in the streets of New York City with his missionary companion, encounters a fortune teller who gives a life-changing tarot card reading.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Under the Sky in Seoul (1961)
An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic trouble by being nasty to his wife and his children. Kim Hyeon-ok, a daughter of a young widow who runs Nahana Beauty Shop, is in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obstetrician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu has great distaste for western medicine, and at the same time, is jealous of the obstetrician. He always gets in the way of Choi Du-yeol. Kim's son, Hyeon-gu, dates Jeom-ryae, a daughter of a bar owner.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sorry Madam We Brought Our Trauma (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Hate New Year's (2020)
Rising music star Layne heads home to Nashville for New Year's Eve to break her writer's block, but sometimes you find inspiration - and love - where you least expect it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bolle Piet (2024)
In search of a smile, a sad clown finds a new friend in a struggling bar.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Curse of the Un-Kissable Kid (2012)
A bullied kid drinks a magic potion to make his problems disappear... if only he'd read the fine print!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Dream Lady (1918)
After receiving an inheritance from her late uncle, a woman sets up a fortune-telling business and goes about making people's dreams come true.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like El futuro ya no es lo que era?
The closest matches to El futuro ya no es lo que era are Super Crazy (2018), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and Taking Care of Business (1990). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El futuro ya no es lo que era?
Start with Super Crazy (2018), the closest match to El futuro ya no es lo que era.
What is the highest-rated movie like El futuro ya no es lo que era?
No manches, Frida (2016), rated 7.7/10 by 983 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El futuro ya no es lo que era?
Sorry Madam We Brought Our Trauma (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El futuro ya no es lo que era?
Yes: Super Crazy (2018), No manches, Frida (2016) and Hasta que la boda nos separe (2018).
How are movies similar to El futuro ya no es lo que era chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El futuro ya no es lo que era, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.