Movies like It’s the Law (2017)
The best movies like It’s the Law (2017) are Let's Go to the Country (2014), Married to the Mob (1988) and Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). If It’s the Law hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDivorce Italian Style (1961)7.9/10 from 561 votes
- NewestBabes (2024)Released 2024
- In ItalianLet's Go to the Country (2014)Also in Italian
Let's Go to the Country (2014)
Valentino and Salvo, unemployed and in search of fortune and recommendation, leave Palermo for Valentino’s home town, Monteforte, where they will try to survive the Italian crisis by opening some sort of hospice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarried to the Mob (1988)
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFun with Dick and Jane (1977)
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPretty 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
SnoozefestMovies like this29th Street (1991)
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
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 thisFantozzi Still Suffers (1983)
After a hard day at work and a condominium-board meeting, accountant Ugo Fantozzi goes on a trip with his family. Unfortunately, he will face a nasty surprise upon his return.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Stöned Age (1994)
Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThree O'Clock High (1987)
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSay It Loud (2020)
A woman seeking treatment for her stress, suddenly finds herself unable to filter herself when she speaks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBabes (2024)
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
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 thisRose Island (2020)
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisP.O. Box Tinto Brass (1995)
A successful erotic film producer from Rome regularly receives letters from female fans seeking his advice on how to spice up their sex lives. Thanks to his years of experience in both the film business and the sex industry, he has all sorts of tips at the ready and, in an emergency, is happy to make a house call himself to demonstrate his qualities in person.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisPolice Academy (1984)
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Under House Arrest (2019)
A young insurance salesman takes advantage of the fact that a beautiful young woman he is attracted to is under house arrest, so cannot go anywhere to escape him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLike a Cat on a Highway 2 (2021)
Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChi m'ha visto (2017)
Working in the shadows of music stars, a gifted guitarist returns to his hometown and decides to stage a disappearing act in order to propel him to fame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMoonstruck (1987)
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOld Gossiptown 2 (2014)
When a feisty village gossip ropes a visiting junior hockey team into her schemes, hoping one will notice her granddaughter, the resulting clash with the exasperated mayor and a hapless regional inspector sets off a chain of uproarious misunderstandings. All the while, an unconventional young priest with a mischievous name looks on in bemused bewilderment.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Hottest Summer (2023)
Each year Lucia volunteers at a Summer Camp in Sicily. This summer however, will be the hottest on record, not just because of the crazy weather, but also because of Nicola, the new soon-to-be-priest deacon who, besides being extremely handsome, hides a tormented and idealistic soul. His arrival sows panic in this seaside community, upsetting Lucia's plans forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Cabbage Soup (1981)
Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Toxic Avenger (1984)
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHis Family Tree (1935)
A father leaves his native Ireland and travels to America to visit the son he hasn't heard from in many years.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAbbey of Thelema (2007)
Based on actual facts and events, explores the Thelemic Commune in Cefalu, Sicily from 1920-1923.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like It’s the Law?
The closest matches to It’s the Law are Let's Go to the Country (2014), Married to the Mob (1988) and Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after It’s the Law?
Start with Let's Go to the Country (2014), the closest match to It’s the Law.
What is the highest-rated movie like It’s the Law?
Divorce Italian Style (1961), rated 7.9/10 by 561 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like It’s the Law?
Babes (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like It’s the Law?
Yes: Let's Go to the Country (2014), Fantozzi Still Suffers (1983) and Say It Loud (2020).
How are movies similar to It’s the Law chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside It’s the Law, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.