Movies like Spiaggia libera (1966)
The best movies like Spiaggia libera (1966) are Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021), Beach House (1977) and Pain & Gain (2013). If Spiaggia libera hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBig Deal on Madonna Street (1958)8.1/10 from 814 votes
- NewestBeach-O (2025)Released 2025
- In ItalianBeach House (1977)Also in Italian
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeach House (1977)
Summer Sunday at a small beach house at the coast of Rome. Many people and stories: women's basketball team, two sports-obsessed soldiers, two men with their girlfriends and the priest with a big secret, an elderly couple with their pregnant granddaughter, and engagemented couple wanting to have sex for the first time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPain & Gain (2013)
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBig Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (2024)
The crafty Bad Guys crew embarks on a high-stakes Halloween heist to swipe a priceless amulet from a spooky mansion. What could go wrong?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo Hands (1999)
19-year-old Jimmy is just scraping by in the red-light district of Sydney. When local crime lord Pando offers him a shot at working for his syndicate, Jimmy jumps at the chance to deliver a costly package. But, when Jimmy gets jacked by a couple of kids, he's indebted to the dangerous gangster for $10,000. Running out of time, he schemes to rob a bank to save himself and a beautiful girl he desires from a gruesome demise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiami Blues (1990)
After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective. Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBaywatch (2017)
Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeat the Devil (1953)
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Proud Family Movie (2005)
Penny and her family are lured on an all expenses paid vacation where a mad scientist captures them, refusing to let them go because Oscar won't reveal his on of his secret Proud Snacks formulas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSwindle (2014)
A boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThieves and Robbers (1983)
A Lothario, in trouble for fooling around with a Senator's wife, becomes an unwitting witness to a mob murder. Police Lieutenant Parker tries to solve the case in enough time to take his long-suffering family on vacation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer Rental (1985)
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHead Above Water (1996)
Judge George brings his young wife, Nathalie, to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her ex, Kent. When Kent ends up dead the next morning, Nathalie tries to hide the evidence before her husband gets home. After the body is found, the events of the previous night unravel, with unexpected revelations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFiasco in Milan (1959)
The usual gang of robbers are hired by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will hinder the success of the operation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo-Way Stretch (1960)
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhere Are You Going on Holiday? (1978)
In three vignettes, two exes, a tour guide and a married couple struggle to overcome a series of misadventures during their vacations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hot Rock (1972)
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLift (2024)
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRules of Reduction (2015)
Billy is a man child who has developed 'The Pedo Instant', a product that acts as a repellent to those unsuspecting individuals who might invade his personal space. He calls his mom to boast about the product's effectiveness and the ensuing riches that are sure to follow. His mother displays grave concern and attempts to explain to her son why this might not be the best idea.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Staycation (2023)
As a candid interview carries on between the country's leading virologist and a no-nonsense journalist, a couple separated between continents play catch up while a pandemic rages across the globe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Balearic Caper (1966)
A scepter is stolen, and it's hunted for by various groups of international robbers and spies, for various reasons - in a parody of 007 movies.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
In July (2000)
Daniel’s drab existence as a physics teacher takes an adventurous turn when he falls in love with a Turkish girl named Melek. He spontaneously decides to follow her to Instanbul by car. On the road across Europe, he picks up his free-spirited friend Juli, who is secretly in love with him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReno 911!: Miami (2007)
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeach-O (2025)
This 16mm short film is an homage to the campy beach movies of the 1960s, set within a late 90s time capsule. Shot in 1998 and completed in 2025, the music-driven film features performances by DC and Boston indie rock legends The Make Up, Victory At Sea, and The Wicked Farleys. The film follows Greg and Lesley as they enjoy a summer’s day at the beach. After they befriend a group of locals, their day takes an unexpected turn when everyone gets hungry…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand Shark (2017)
Lucinda Regis, Director of Development at MALCO Oceanic Research, becomes the target of a dangerous killer after unraveling a sinister plot to inject sharks with human DNA.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Holly + Jolly (2023)
A rowdy young girl befriends a depressed robot at the beach and the two set out to steal a balloon.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The 'Burbs (1989)
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Spiaggia libera?
The closest matches to Spiaggia libera are Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021), Beach House (1977) and Pain & Gain (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Spiaggia libera?
Start with Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021), the closest match to Spiaggia libera.
What is the highest-rated movie like Spiaggia libera?
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), rated 8.1/10 by 814 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Spiaggia libera?
Beach-O (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Spiaggia libera?
Yes: Beach House (1977), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) and Thieves and Robbers (1983).
How are movies similar to Spiaggia libera chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Spiaggia libera, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.