Movies like One But... Leon (1988)
The best movies like One But... Leon (1988) are The Trouble with Angels (1966), Mr. Bones (2001) and I Love My Dad (2022). If One But... Leon 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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- Highest ratedThe Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)6.9/10 from 661 votes
- NewestDriver's Ed (2026)Released 2026
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Bones (2001)
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Love My Dad (2022)
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisClear History (2013)
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDriver's Ed (2026)
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisTaking Care of Business (1990)
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
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 thisAdventures in Public School (2018)
A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlan B (2021)
After a regrettable first sexual encounter, a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhy Worry? (1923)
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Dreamer (2022)
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOld Dads (2023)
A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Twelve Chairs (1970)
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAfter the Ball (2015)
After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.
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 thisChampion (1989)
Who is this dangerous and elusive stranger who enters Thanasis's life and causes him problems and adventures with his striking resemblance? Is he an agent of a foreign power? Is he a ruthless criminal? Is he someone who wants to destroy his happiness? Is he a common opportunist, or is he an alien? And what should Thanasis do to confront him and ultimately emerge as the "champion"?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Rakos... No. 14 And The First Little Punch (1985)
A really skinny guy finds out that he has incredible strength in his punches. After starting a boxing career a lot of people try to take advantage of his talent.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Of the Poor Woman (1987)
Complications in life are common. But when they occur in different eras, the situation spirals out of control. A subversive comedy, with songs by Lefteris Pantazis and Stelios Rokos.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Anargyros the Charmer (1986)
Anargyros and Tasos are workers, public sector employees. Anargyros is a failed womanizer, engaged to Soula for many years, but he refuses to stop chasing women despite his failures and blunders. Tassos, after Anargyros's encouragement, follows him into the high life he promises him...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Baby in My Taxi (1989)
Paul drives his taxi, trying to solve his problems. Suddenly, he hears a baby crying. From that moment on, his perception of life changes completely and, without meaning to, he gets caught up in comical situations...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Blind Kidnapping (1989)
Stathis, who is the director of a corporation, after the death of his lord confesses his daughter, but her mother, who is also a major shareholder in the company, wanting to dominate the situation itself, degrades her name. Stathis' reaction is direct and "satanic". He devises a kidnapping pattern of his stunt during a fun party they give at home, but the authorized kidnappers make a mistake, and in his place they capture him. His mother-in-law refuses to pay the ransom and he is in the most difficult position to convince the kidnappers that the target was not his but his poor homeland.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido (1985)
An honest citizen finds a package containing twenty million drachmas and hands it over to the police, receiving an award as the "most honest citizen" of the year. However, this event will cause him many problems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bed for Five (1989)
Escaping from "marital legitimacy" is an easy task. But in the case of the hero of the story, it becomes very difficult when a thousand diabolical coincidences create a "volcano" of misunderstandings that threatens to erupt at any moment, with unpredictable results. Provocative charmers, clumsy card players, ambitious matrons, penniless poor devils, crazy directors, and uninvited police officers drag out an entertaining erotic dance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Papasouzas (1983)
Father Isychios, who is seeing that the faith of his fellow human beings is lost and that the church where he works is emptied of believers, recruits a two-wheeled motorcycle in order to penetrate the youth and catch its pulse, while engaging in various comedic performances. The corresponding pastor of the neighboring church, Father Avgoustos, "steals" the faithful with various tricks. At the same time, Father Isychios himself loses the ultimate goal of his mission, being carried away. from the frantic rhythms of entertainment of modern youth and in general the era of disco and nightclubs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Gia psyllou pidima (1987)
Petros is a lawyer specializing in adultery cases. His female clients often tempt him, but he remains faithful to his beloved wife. However, while his wife is away, he finds himself at home with three naked women. How will he be able to prove his innocence when his wife finds three women under their bed?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like One But... Leon?
The closest matches to One But... Leon are The Trouble with Angels (1966), Mr. Bones (2001) and I Love My Dad (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after One But... Leon?
Start with The Trouble with Angels (1966), the closest match to One But... Leon.
What is the highest-rated movie like One But... Leon?
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), rated 6.9/10 by 661 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like One But... Leon?
Driver's Ed (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to One But... Leon chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside One But... Leon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.