Movies like The Invisibles (2019)
The best movies like The Invisibles (2019) are Life of Riley (2014), At War (2018) and Kitchen Brigade (2022). If The Invisibles hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Specials (2019)7.8/10 from 1,013 votes
- NewestMeet the Barbarians (2024)Released 2024
- In FrenchLife of Riley (2014)Also in French
Life of Riley (2014)
In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAt War (2018)
After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKitchen Brigade (2022)
Cathy is a sous-chef wanting to open a restaurant. With financial difficulties, Cathy accepts a job at a shelter for young migrants. At first she hates the job then her passion for cuisine starts to change children's lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBye Bye Morons (2020)
When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths with JB, a 50-year-old man in the middle of a burnout, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist prone to overenthusiasm. The unlikely trio set off on a hilarious and poignant helterskelter journey across the city in search of Suze's long-lost child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSink or Swim (2018)
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Big Hit (2020)
Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Vets (2019)
In the heart of Morvan, Nico, the last vet in the area, struggles to save his patients, his clinic, and his family. When Michel, his partner and mentor, announces his retirement, Nico knows that the hard part is yet to come. "Don't worry, I've found the next generation" Except that ... The next generation is Alexandra, a 24-hour graduate, brilliant, misanthropic, and not at all willing to return to bury herself in the village of her childhood. Will Nico manage to make her stay?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mystery of Henri Pick (2019)
In a bizarre Breton library that collects rejected, never published manuscripts, a young editor discovers a novel that she considers a masterpiece. It was written by a certain Henri Pick, a cook who died two years earlier and who, according to his widow, had never read a book in his life or written anything but a shopping list... Did he have a secret life? When the book becomes a huge best-seller, Jean- Michel Rouche, a skeptical and stubborn literary critic, teams up with Joséphine, Pick’s daughter, to unravel the mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSweetheart (2019)
A working woman, mother a three children, realizes that, when her youngest one is about to go to Canada to continue her education, she will end up out of her most precious goal, being a mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCeasefire (2017)
In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War - try to recruit the villagers as labor for plantations in Ghana. But his adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Paris desperate to find his place in the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSage homme (2023)
After failing the medical entrance exam, Léopold enters midwifery school by default, hiding the truth from those around him. While he is unconvinced of his commitment to this exclusively female environment, his meeting with Nathalie, an experienced midwife with a passionate character, will change his view of this fascinating world and upset his certainties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMeet the Barbarians (2024)
The municipality of a small Breton village has decided to welcome a family of Ukrainian refugees. To their surprise, they receive Fayad family – coming from Syria. They thwart all the clichés that the French expected: they are friendly, refined, educated… So much so that, in this small, humming village, it is no longer clear which side the barbarians are on…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Small Victories (2023)
Between her roles as mayor and teacher in the small village of Kerguen, Alice's days are very full. When an unexpected new student, 60-year-old Emile, finally decides to learn to read and write, her daily life threatens to become unmanageable. Especially since Alice will also have to save her village and her school...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeautiful Minds (2022)
Two men, with vastly different life stories and personalities, embark on a hearse heading to the South of France. During their journey they realize that, however unlikely, they're not so different in the end.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDriving Madeleine (2022)
A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Specials (2019)
For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens. In charge of two separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & The Shelter), they train young people from underprivileged areas to be caregivers for extreme cases that have been refused by all other institutions. It’s an exceptional partnership, outside of traditional settings, for some quite extraordinary characters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLittle Tickles (2018)
Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes she was abused, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Railroad Lady (2016)
Élise Lafontaine has a secret routine. Every morning and evening for many years, she has been waving at the express train that passes her house. One fateful day, she finds a letter from the train conductor in her garden and her lonely life is turned upside down. She engages in a promising correspondence through poetic and thoughtful letters where the two anonymous writers share their worlds with each other. But Elise’s fairytale is cut short when the train line permanently detours for a shorter route to Paris. Not willing to do without her daily delight, Elise prompts a daring escape from her comfort zone and sets out to find the train conductor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Other People's Children (2022)
Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a mother... which she isn’t. Not yet. Rachel is 40. The desire for a family of her own is growing stronger, and the clock is ticking. Is it too late?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPerfumes (2020)
Anne Walberg is a celebrity in the world of perfume. She creates fragrances and sells her incredible talent to companies of all kinds. She lives as a diva, selfish, with a strong temper. Guillaume is her new driver and the only one who is not afraid to stand up to her. No doubt this is the reason why she does not fire him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Shift (2020)
Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he will be forced onto a plane and sent back to his homeland. But when they find out about the truth, they have to make a difficult choice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisFull Time (2022)
Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Best Is Yet to Come (2019)
Following a huge misunderstanding, two friends always decide to tackle everything to make up for lost time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sweet Escape (2015)
Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a kayak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHaute Cuisine (2012)
The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Teacher (2017)
Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always known, in the intellectual and bourgeois society of Paris. Trapped in a situation where he’s forced to accept a job in a school of a tough underprivileged suburb, he finds himself confronted to his own limits and to the upheaval of his values and certainties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSchool Life (2019)
In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Real Job (2023)
Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without training nor experience, and facing a declining public educational system, he discovers how tough this job can be. Hopefully, his supportive and committed colleagues will lead him to take a fresh look at the profession.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Easy Girl (2019)
Naïma has just turned 16. This summer, she will have to decide what she wants from life if she doesn’t want to miss out. Then her cousin Sofia arrives, with an amazing body and a dangerously seductive lifestyle. Naïma desires only to follow her own path, so long as it leads upwards… Despite the warnings of her best friend Dodo, she and Sofia will live through unforgettable encounters during a long summer that will mark them forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGirls of the Sun (2018)
Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Invisibles?
The closest matches to The Invisibles are Life of Riley (2014), At War (2018) and Kitchen Brigade (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Invisibles?
People who watched The Invisibles most often go on to Life of Riley (2014), At War (2018) and Kitchen Brigade (2022).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Invisibles?
The Specials (2019), rated 7.8/10 by 1,013 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Invisibles?
Meet the Barbarians (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Invisibles?
Yes: Life of Riley (2014), At War (2018) and Kitchen Brigade (2022).
How are movies similar to The Invisibles chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Invisibles, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.