Movies like Despite Everything (2019)
The best movies like Despite Everything (2019) are Death at a Funeral (2010), Sisters (2015) and Joy Ride (2023). If Despite Everything hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedNo manches, Frida (2016)7.7/10 from 983 votes
- NewestSpa Weekend (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishGrandma's Wedding (2019)Also in Spanish
Death at a Funeral (2010)
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSisters (2015)
Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJoy Ride (2023)
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
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 thisGrandma's Wedding (2019)
A dysfunctional family travels to Cuernavaca to celebrate their grandmother’s wedding.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpa Weekend (2026)
Four lifelong friends escape to a luxury spa retreat to reconnect, unwind and rediscover themselves, but their weekend of relaxation soon turns into a series of wild adventures and bad decisions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCa$h (2010)
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo manches, Frida (2016)
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Loved One (1965)
The suicide of his expatriate uncle draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow into California's booming funeral industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Madea Family Funeral (2019)
A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdulthood (2025)
The lives of two siblings are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBooksmart (2019)
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuper Crazy (2018)
A 36-year-old meek woman realizes that there’s younger people trying to outpace her doing much less, so she makes a risky change by removing her filter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMe gusta, pero me asusta (2017)
Brayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Humanity (2018)
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisValentina's Wedding (2018)
Valentina's seemingly idyllic life in the US is interrupted when planning a wedding means introducing her fiancé to her scandalous family in Mexico.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDie, Mommie, Die! (2003)
Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHot Chocolate (1992)
B.J. Cassidy, a rich businesswoman, has to invest several billion dollars for fiscal reasons. She undertakes to buy back a small French factory, specialized in chocolate truffles...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
The Chipmunks work in an amusement park attraction. After Alvin drives a crazy tour group, they miss their next performance and are locked in the park after closing time. Little do they know that the real Dr. Frankenstein has been hired in a new attraction called, "Frankenstein's Castle"; figuring that the castle isn't scary enough, the mad scientist recreates the real Monster.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenstein General Hospital (1988)
A mad doctor puts together a new body by using body parts he steals from a mortuary at the hospital where he works.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Not Okay (2022)
An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her white lie becomes a moral quandary that offers her all the attention she’s wanted.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKüss mich, wenn es Liebe ist (2008)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Grease 2 (1982)
It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTank Girl (1995)
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government, has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee's tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like this1+1=3 (1979)
An unmarried actress in Munich becomes pregnant but decides against marrying the child's father, and eventually moves in with a more agreeable man she meets on a winter sports holiday.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Despite Everything?
The closest matches to Despite Everything are Death at a Funeral (2010), Sisters (2015) and Joy Ride (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Despite Everything?
Start with Death at a Funeral (2010), the closest match to Despite Everything.
What is the highest-rated movie like Despite Everything?
No manches, Frida (2016), rated 7.7/10 by 983 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Despite Everything?
Spa Weekend (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Despite Everything?
Yes: Grandma's Wedding (2019), No manches, Frida (2016) and Super Crazy (2018).
How are movies similar to Despite Everything chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Despite Everything, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.