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Movies like Magic Powder (1979)

The best movies like Magic Powder (1979) are Dark Shadows (2012), The Wedding Year (2019) and A Night at the Opera (1935). If Magic Powder hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Dark Shadows (2012)

    Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  2. The Wedding Year (2019)

    A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  3. A Night at the Opera (1935)

    The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  4. Seriously Single (2020)

    While her free-living bestie urges her to embrace singlehood, a commitment-craving social media expert can't stop following the life of a former love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  5. No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019)

    Zequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  6. Desperate Living (1977)

    After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  8. Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)

    In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. Hard to Die (1990)

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  10. Spa Weekend (2026)

    Four lifelong friends escape to a luxury spa retreat to reconnect, unwind and rediscover themselves, but their weekend of relaxation soon turns into a series of wild adventures and bad decisions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

    Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)

    John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. Adam Sandler: Love You (2024)

    Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (2016)

    He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  15. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

    A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. Me gusta, pero me asusta (2017)

    Brayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)

    Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. The Key Game (2022)

    Laura has been with Antonio all her life and, just when she begins to wonder if that is really the life she wants, Sergio and Siena cross paths in their lives. Sergio is a former high school classmate and Siena, his millennial girlfriend who arrives to revolutionize everyone's lives. Laura, Raquel and Cris, close friends for years, convince their respective husbands to play a game that Siena proposes to them: the game of keys. The game consists of everyone putting their keys in a bowl. At random, each one chooses some keys and he must go to spend the night with the owner of the keys. This game will revolutionize the group of friends and their lives. It will make them discover who they are and what they really want.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  19. Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)

    Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)

    In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  21. Four Rooms (1995)

    It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  22. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

    A trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to seduce an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme doesn't play out as intended.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  23. Being John Malkovich (1999)

    One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  24. Cockles and Muscles (2005)

    Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  25. Moonlight Tariff (2001)

    To call or not to call? For young Cora it's not a question. In fact, after the first date you may never call the guy, even if it was the best sex of your life! It's him who must beg for a meeting - and not later than 72 hours after. Otherwise - delete it from memory.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. Aria (1987)

    Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. Vice Academy (1989)

    A band of female police cadets train to join the Hollywood vice squad. The toothsome rookies are assigned to infiltrate a kiddy porn operation, then must go undercover and join a prostitution ring run by Queen Bee.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  28. Vice Academy Part 2 (1990)

    When a criminal female named Spanish Fly threatens to contaminate the city water with aphrodisiacs, it is up to a duo of attractive female police officers to stop her.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. Return to Halloweentown (2006)

    As Halloweentown prepares to celebrate its 1,000th anniversary, Marnie Piper and her brother Dylan return to Witch University, where trouble is in session from the Sinister Sisters and from someone who's plotting to use Marnie's powers for evil.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  30. Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)

    The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Magic Powder?

The closest matches to Magic Powder are Dark Shadows (2012), The Wedding Year (2019) and A Night at the Opera (1935). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Magic Powder?

Start with Dark Shadows (2012), the closest match to Magic Powder.

What is the highest-rated movie like Magic Powder?

No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019), rated 7.9/10 by 977 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Magic Powder?

Spa Weekend (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Magic Powder?

Yes: No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019), Me gusta, pero me asusta (2017) and The Key Game (2022).

How are movies similar to Magic Powder chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Magic Powder, 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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