Movies like Christmas Vacation '91 (1991)
The best movies like Christmas Vacation '91 (1991) are Sotto una buona stella (2014), Fun Is Beautiful (1980) and Duplex (2003). If Christmas Vacation '91 hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFantozzi (1975)7.8/10 from 907 votes
- NewestKidz (2020)Released 2020
- In ItalianSotto una buona stella (2014)Also in Italian
Sotto una buona stella (2014)
A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFun Is Beautiful (1980)
Three characters' misadventures in semi-deserted, summertime Rome: a dim-witted mama's boy falls for a tourist; a would-be womanizer struggles to find company for his sex tourism trip to Kraków; a hippie is drawn into his father's schemes to bring him back into polite society.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDuplex (2003)
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMerry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
Step brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGoodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
Taddeus is the manager of the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The Summer season begins in May and since then many odd persons frequent the hotel. There is Ilde Vivaldi, in love with Taddeus and the boxer Pericle Coccia who has an important match and falls in love with Maria. There is the Mago di Segrate trying to win world fame by levitating thirty meters high. And there is the waiter Egisto whose daughter is in a Swiss College believing her father is a man of importance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFantozzi (1975)
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisL'amore è eterno finché dura (2004)
Gilberto, 50enne, si fa coinvolgere in una cosiddetta speed-date, una gara in cui i protagonisti devono trovare un partner in 3 minuti. Arrestato, deve confessare tutto in presenza della moglie che lo sbatte fuori di casa. Rifugiatosi da amici scopre che il suo migliore amico è amante della moglie e comincia a tentare di avviare nuove relazioni che falliscono tutte.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Best Enemy (2006)
When a neurotic hotel manager fires a maid for allegedly stealing a laptop, her son swears revenge and begins to expose his deepest secrets — only to regret it after falling for his daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKidz (2020)
Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family balance, leads to tragicomic scenarios.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Girl in Australia (1971)
The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's , who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisConfessions of a Lady Cop (1976)
Gianna Amicucci works in the house of the head of her hometown police force and enters the academy with a kickback from him. She is a beautiful woman (she generously sheds clothes during the film) and has to overcome her male colleagues prejudices, but she gains their respect through a series of brilliant operations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBagnomaria (1999)
In Pietrasanta all are excited for the annual party of summer end. Here we find four characters: Merigo, a naive guy passionate of bike; Pierre, son of the mayor; Simone, a pestiferous kid; Mario, lifeguard of "Bagnomaria".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBe Sick… It's Free (1968)
Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Most Beautiful Day in the World (2019)
Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992)
During the annual Christmas gathering at the family home, the parents surprise their children by announcing their decision to move in with one of them and pass on the house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDon Camillo in Moscow (1965)
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisBertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (1984)
During the reign of King Alboin, the peasant Bertoldo, sly and smart, manages to always get away with pranks and pleasantires with great mastery, and, even if his clumsy wife Marcolfa and their foolish son Bertoldino always put him in trouble, his shrewdness and acumen save him from any unfortunate situation...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNatale a Beverly Hills (2009)
Carlo descends on his former lover's unsuspecting family and the scheming Rocco tries to break up his old rival Marcello's wedding.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas in Love (2004)
A middle-aged man’s relationship with a young model is questioned by his daughter, who’s dating an older man herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPaparazzi (1998)
A montley group of free-lance photographers are desperate to grab a good shot of a celebrity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Natale mi sposo (2010)
A chef who yearns for an international reputation helps his son try to win back his ex by arranging to cater her St. Moritz wedding to another man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMa tu di che segno 6? (2014)
Five searches for love unfold in interconnected stories in which fathers, daughters and male suitors try to perfect love matches based on astrology.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNatale sul Nilo (2002)
A womanizing lawyer follows his wife and son to a trip to Egypt in a last-ditch effort to make up for his infidelities. Also travelling to Egypt is a bumbling police chief who's desperate to keep his rebellious daughter from becoming a showgirl. The two meet during a Nile cruise. Calamity ensues.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNatale in India (2003)
Destinies intertwined for two antithetical people who meet during a trip to India, where lots of misunderstandings and funny situations will take place.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas in Miami (2005)
In Christmastime Miami, heartbroken divorcée Giorgio invites himself to stay at his best friend Mario's — unaware that the latter is having an affair with his ex-wife — and ends up pursued by Mario's barely-of-age daughter; nosy and out-of-touch Ranuccio crashes his son's sex-themed holidays before ending up in a series of mishaps with Giorgio.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNatale a New York (2006)
Lillo (Christian De Sica) married Milena, one of the richest women in Europe. The marriage contract provides that Lillo undertakes to never cheat on her, under penalty of divorce and not even a penny of alimony. But one day he meets Barbara (Sabrina Ferilli) and it's immediately irresistible passion... Filippo Vessato (Fabio De Luigi) is a young surgeon who, to make a career, is forced to suffer the harassment of his head, Professor Benci (Claudio Bisio). Filippo is about to go to New York to get married and Benci does not miss an opportunity to further harass him by asking him to bring a gift to his son, a "model" student at Riverside College.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNatale in crociera (2007)
Paolo Cioffa, as Christmas approaches, is ready to leave on a cruise with his mistress Magda Venni, freed by his wife Francesca Zanchi and his son Federico, who is about to go skiing.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Christmas Vacation '91?
The closest matches to Christmas Vacation '91 are Sotto una buona stella (2014), Fun Is Beautiful (1980) and Duplex (2003). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Christmas Vacation '91?
Start with Sotto una buona stella (2014), the closest match to Christmas Vacation '91.
What is the highest-rated movie like Christmas Vacation '91?
Fantozzi (1975), rated 7.8/10 by 907 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Christmas Vacation '91?
Kidz (2020) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Christmas Vacation '91?
Yes: Sotto una buona stella (2014), Fun Is Beautiful (1980) and Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976).
How are movies similar to Christmas Vacation '91 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Christmas Vacation '91, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.