Movies like Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone (1970)
The best movies like Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone (1970) are Little Man (2006), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Cabin in the Sky (1943). If Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLilies of the Field (1963)7.2/10 from 237 votes
- NewestThe Honest Candidate (2024)Released 2024
- In SpanishSanta Claus (1959)Also in Spanish
Little Man (2006)
After leaving prison, dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins his moron brother Percy in stealing an expensive huge diamond from a jewelry store for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards' house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBruce 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 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 thisProblem Child (1990)
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSanta Claus (1959)
Pitch, the mean-spirited devil, is trying to ruin Christmas. Santa Claus teams up with Merlin the Magician and the children of the world in order to save the day!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBig Nothing (2006)
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Little Priest (1964)
Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show. Father Sebastián counsels the townspeople, lecturing them on their duties in a modern society. He used the collection plate to redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFour's a Crowd (2022)
Julián, a divorced man with financial problems, uses a cell phone application to share his car with strangers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—the strangest, most fantastic and most wonderful toy store in the world. After Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once-remarkable Emporium.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Shift (1982)
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbor complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrumpy Christmas (2021)
Bitter, grumpy patriarch Don Servando and his family travel to spend Christmas with Doña Alicia, a relative who becomes his "ultimate nemesis". It may be Christmas, but Don Servando is set on proving to everyone that Doña Alicia is a terrible person.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDirty Work (1998)
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMe 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisClick & Collect (2018)
To save his daughter's Christmas, Andrew goes on a road trip with Dev, his neighbour from hell, to buy an elusive Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Honest Candidate (2024)
A former idealistic leader turned corrupt politician is cursed by his grandmother on the eve of the presidential election, forcing him to be honest. Can he win without lies and what will be the conditions?
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 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 thisThe Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFull of Grace (2022)
Sister Marina, a very unorthodox nun, is sent during the summer of 1994 to El Parral, a boarding school for boys threatened to be closed soon. Even though the kids welcome Marina with all kinds of pranks, they will, little by little, become something very close to the family they never had.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLet's Go to Prison (2006)
When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLilies of the Field (1963)
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEternal Life & Associates (2016)
Ines is an old atheist woman who is intrigued by the funeral services provided by Giovanna, who takes her on a tour through the graveyard to show her all the special attentions they offer to their clients
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Eight Days a Week (1997)
Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the house, even to get a change of clothes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLatter Days (2004)
Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
This erotically charged drama traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Invention of Lying (2009)
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pool Boys (2009)
A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women who belong to the world's oldest profession.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPriests (2012)
A deep and unconventional friendship is formed between two, somewhat homophobic, priests serving the same church.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SoulMaid (2007)
Loosely based on the classic story of Sleeping Beauty, this irreverent gay fairy tale for modern audiences follows a man named Moses, whose frequent seizures are characterized by the appearance of Glintentica, a spurned Goddess planning her return to earth. Problems arise when Glintentica becomes determined to take over the soul of David, Moses' new love interest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Seja O Que Deus Quiser (2023)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone?
The closest matches to Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone are Little Man (2006), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Cabin in the Sky (1943). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone?
Start with Little Man (2006), the closest match to Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone.
What is the highest-rated movie like Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone?
Lilies of the Field (1963), rated 7.2/10 by 237 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone?
The Honest Candidate (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone?
Yes: Santa Claus (1959), The Little Priest (1964) and Four's a Crowd (2022).
How are movies similar to Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lola, They Say She Does Not Live Alone, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.