Movies like Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
The best movies like Beatriz at Dinner (2017) are The Maid (2009), Welcome to Me (2015) and The Estate (2022). If Beatriz at Dinner hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedParasite (2019)8.5/10 from 21,675 votes
- NewestTony (2026)Released 2026
The Maid (2009)
Raquel has been the live-in housekeeper for a kind, reasonably wealthy family for half her life, and the joyless repetition of the job has begun to take its toll. Increasingly dependent on painkillers, Raquel resorts to pranks and childish avoidance to antagonize the family’s college-age daughter and a procession of new servants, all in the hopes of protecting her precarious power within the home. Her antics successfully push everyone away, until new maid Lucy actually pushes back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWelcome to Me (2015)
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Estate (2022)
Down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey and her fickle sister Savanna attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt Hilda in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Very Good Girl (2023)
After a heartless firing triggers a chain of unfortunate events, Philo plots a meticulous revenge against retail mogul, Mother Molly, aiming to dismantle her empire and seize the ultimate payback. This time, there is no mercy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Parasite (2019)
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Different Man (2024)
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Roses (2025)
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Fiction (2023)
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFrances Ha (2013)
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrad's Status (2017)
Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he can't help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends who seemingly have more wealthy and glamorous lives. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if their lives are actually more flawed than they appear.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLanguage Lessons (2021)
For his 45th birthday, wealthy Californian Adam receives a surprise gift from his choreographer partner: 100 weekly Spanish lessons with Cariño, a vivacious expat who teaches virtually from her home in Costa Rica. Adam's unconvinced at first; a self-described “creature-of-habit”, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his carefully-structured routine.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Farewell (2019)
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTony (2026)
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIngrid Goes West (2017)
Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSunshine Cleaning (2009)
A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGreener Grass (2019)
Suburban soccer moms find themselves constantly competing against each other in their personal lives as their kids settle their differences on the field.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFunny Pages (2022)
A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLa Cocina (2024)
In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGreed (2019)
A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Shift (2020)
Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanley's weekend takes an unexpected turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhile We're Young (2015)
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHalf Brothers (2020)
Mexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to the U.S.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUncorked (2020)
Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTully (2018)
Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrance (2021)
A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisCatfight (2017)
The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisNot Okay (2022)
An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her white lie becomes a moral quandary that offers her all the attention she’s wanted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Miss Sunshine (2006)
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Beatriz at Dinner?
The closest matches to Beatriz at Dinner are The Maid (2009), Welcome to Me (2015) and The Estate (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Beatriz at Dinner?
People who watched Beatriz at Dinner most often go on to The Maid (2009), Welcome to Me (2015) and The Estate (2022).
What is the highest-rated movie like Beatriz at Dinner?
Parasite (2019), rated 8.5/10 by 21,675 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Beatriz at Dinner?
Tony (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Beatriz at Dinner?
Yes: Welcome to Me (2015), The Estate (2022) and A Different Man (2024).
How are movies similar to Beatriz at Dinner chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Beatriz at Dinner, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.