Movies like No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
The best movies like No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951) are The Women on the 6th Floor (2011), The Hunchback of Paris (1959) and Daddy Long Legs (1955). If No Vacation for Mr. Mayor hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Heart in Winter (1992)7.3/10 from 238 votes
- NewestIt Takes Two To Tango (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchThe Women on the 6th Floor (2011)Also in French
The Women on the 6th Floor (2011)
Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the service of Jean-Louis' family, makes him discover the servants' quarter on the sixth floor of the luxury building he owns and lives in. There live a crowd of lively Spanish maids who will help Jean-Louis to open to a new civilization and a new approach of life. In their company - and more precisely in the company of beautiful Maria - Jean-Louis will gradually become another man, a better man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hunchback of Paris (1959)
Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. His rival Philippe de Gonzague hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaddy Long Legs (1955)
Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Things of Life (1970)
The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAll This, and Heaven Too (1940)
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess as the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMatthias & Maxime (2019)
Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGigi (1958)
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Heart in Winter (1992)
Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAngry Annie (2022)
Annie becomes pregnant. Since she doesn't want to keep the child, she meets a movement that performs illegal abortions. But, in the seventies, Annie will encounter allies and opponents along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDead Tired (1994)
Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBachelor Party (1984)
On the eve of his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, unassuming nice guy Rick is dragged out for a night of debauchery by his friends.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Love You, Man (2009)
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHear Me Out (2021)
Antoine, a history teacher in his early 50s, learns that he has become very hard of hearing. Unable to own up to his handicap, he resigns himself to living in his bubble, even though his entourage finds his behavior increasingly odd. His encounter with Claire, widow and mother of a young girl who has stopped speaking, will lead him to open up to the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBed and Board (1970)
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Dog Stupid (2019)
Henri is a middle-aged writer with fading inspiration who has published nothing worthy of note in years. Feeling increasingly misunderstood by his wife and four grown up deadbeat kids, he dreams of running away to start over again. Yet when he discovers an unattractive, bad-mannered dog in his garden, he decides to adopt him and both start developing an unexpected friendship that inevitably upsets Henri’s family and neighbors.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisBridesmaids (2011)
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVenus Beauty Institute (1999)
Aging beautician Angèle, already wounded by a long-ago romance, gets awkwardly dumped at a train station. Witnessing how she turns around a humiliating situation, younger sculptor Antoine becomes so smitten that he breaks up with his fiancée and sets out to win Angèle's heart. Meanwhile, Angèle attempts to quash the budding romance of her young co-worker, Marie, and a much older widowed client, despite their obvious rapport.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Fighting Musketeers (1961)
D'Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared that he was ready to attack France to deliver Anne of Austria. D'Artagnan ends up arrested and thrown into prison. Musketeers wonder how to rescue their friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Takes Two To Tango (2025)
Antoine Toussaint is a famous, disillusioned 70 year-old crooner. On a train to Geneva where he plans to end his life, Antoine meets Victoire, a good-natured fan with a few loose wires. This unlikely encounter thwarts all Antoine’s plans, for better or worse!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like No Vacation for Mr. Mayor?
The closest matches to No Vacation for Mr. Mayor are The Women on the 6th Floor (2011), The Hunchback of Paris (1959) and Daddy Long Legs (1955). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after No Vacation for Mr. Mayor?
Start with The Women on the 6th Floor (2011), the closest match to No Vacation for Mr. Mayor.
What is the highest-rated movie like No Vacation for Mr. Mayor?
A Heart in Winter (1992), rated 7.3/10 by 238 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like No Vacation for Mr. Mayor?
It Takes Two To Tango (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like No Vacation for Mr. Mayor?
Yes: The Women on the 6th Floor (2011), The Hunchback of Paris (1959) and The Things of Life (1970).
How are movies similar to No Vacation for Mr. Mayor chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside No Vacation for Mr. Mayor, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.