Movies like El que mucho abarca (2014)
The best movies like El que mucho abarca (2014) are ¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026), I Can't Live Without You (2024) and Little Italy (2018). If El que mucho abarca hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest rated¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026)8.6/10 from 209 votes
- Newest¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026)Released 2026
- In Spanish¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026)Also in Spanish
¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026)
Javi and Lu's relationship faces dangerous territory as old and new temptations emerge: a young woman reigniting Javi's chemistry and a mature man pursuing Lu. Through humor, entanglements, and surprises, their love is tested.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisI Can't Live Without You (2024)
After ruining a family event, a workaholic receives an ultimatum from his wife that forces him to choose between his two loves: his cell phone or his 20-year marriage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLittle Italy (2018)
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Want You Back (2022)
Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChasing Papi (2003)
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCousins (1989)
When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDesperados (2020)
A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wedding Unplanner (2020)
Marina is a woman in her thirties who works organizing weddings. Not because she is an inveterate romantic just because, as she says, "when people are in love, they don't care about money". Unlike her customers, she enjoys a life without ties or commitments, until the moment when she falls in love with Carlos. The problem is not only he is about to get married, but also his fiancee is Marina's childhood friend and they have hired her as their Wedding Planner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirl on a Bicycle (2013)
Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Fake Boyfriend (2022)
A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisPlatinum Blonde (1931)
Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCuban Fury (2014)
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGet Married If You Can (2014)
Ana Paula catches her fiancé cheating. After a night of drinking, she wakes up far from home, not so certain she wants to go back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like this¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Guide for the Married Man (1967)
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Other Woman (2014)
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Unexpected Love (2018)
It tells the story of Marcos and Ana, who have been married for more than 25 years, but enter into an existential crisis that leads them to separate. The life of singles seems fascinating and exciting at first, but soon it also becomes monotonous for her and nightmarish for him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYoh! Bestie (2026)
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlayers (2024)
New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlonde Crazy (1931)
The adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThere's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
TV personality Robert Danvers, an exceedingly vain rotter, seduces young women daily, never staying long with one. He meets his match in Marion, an American, 19, who's available but refuses any romantic illusions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisMarius (1931)
César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGeorgy Girl (1966)
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck-up roommate Meredith.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDish Dogs (2000)
Two friends travel from town to town taking jobs as dishwashers until they both find love and must choose separate paths.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Love & Other Drugs (2010)
Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove Is Better Than Ever (1952)
A dance instructor falls in love with a smart theatre agent; while he returns her affections, it's just not enough to give up his exciting bachelor life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & comedy
Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010)
A policeman who spies on the lives of others, an important banker married to a housewife who poses as a noblewoman. A precarious young masseuse and an electrician madly in love. Very different lives that end up intertwining. But also extremely complicated and troubled lives ... Even if, after all, life is a wonderful thing ...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGoodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Double Hour (2009)
A chambermaid and a former cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a turn for the worse when her mysterious past is revealed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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What are the best movies like El que mucho abarca?
The closest matches to El que mucho abarca are ¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026), I Can't Live Without You (2024) and Little Italy (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El que mucho abarca?
Start with ¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026), the closest match to El que mucho abarca.
What is the highest-rated movie like El que mucho abarca?
¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026), rated 8.6/10 by 209 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El que mucho abarca?
¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El que mucho abarca?
Yes: ¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026), I Can't Live Without You (2024) and The Wedding Unplanner (2020).
How are movies similar to El que mucho abarca chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El que mucho abarca, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.