Movies like Fortunato (2016)
The best movies like Fortunato (2016) are Gabriela (1983), Waiting... (2005) and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). If Fortunato hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMarty (1955)7.5/10 from 487 votes
- NewestEleanor the Great (2025)Released 2025
Gabriela (1983)
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisWaiting... (2005)
Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCaptain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHour of the Star (1986)
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGrumpier Old Men (1995)
A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a restaurant at the local bait shop, alarming the locals who worry she'll scare the fish away. But she's less interested in seafood than she is in cooking up a hot time with Max.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSupport the Girls (2018)
Lisa Conroy is general manager at a highway-side 'sports bar with curves', Double Whammies. She nurtures and protects her employees fiercely - but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction. Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhite Palace (1990)
Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Devil's Brother (1933)
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSão Paulo, Incorporated (1965)
Carlos is a young man from the São Paulo middle class who works for a big company during a time when foreign automobile industries were settling in Brazil. Shortly after, he accepts a job at a factory that makes automobile parts, where he becomes manager. To a certain extent, he is a family man who works hard, earns well and lives unsatisfied. Without any prospects in his life to change the condition he rejects, his last resort is escaping.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (2019)
Hotel manager Willow returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned. She must work with current owner and single dad David, who wants to let go of the past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEleanor the Great (2025)
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNurse Betty (2000)
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Shift (2023)
A young woman working her first night shift at a remote motel begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses and increasingly supernatural events occur, she quickly finds out that nothing is what it appears to be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChateau Christmas (2020)
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBunraku (2010)
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove by Chance (2016)
Claire, an ambitious pastry chef, is busy running her new restaurant, but her meddling mom is preoccupied with her lack of love life. Without her knowledge, Claire’s mother finds her the perfect man, but when Claire finds out it wasn’t fate that brought them together, it could ruin the relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisRogue Agent (2022)
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOriginal Sin (2001)
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarty (1955)
Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother, is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward, he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. He then meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher. Realising their emotional connection, Marty promises to call, but family and friends try to convince him not to.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrimming with Love (2018)
Allie is an aspiring journalist who meets Sam, a coffee shop owner who plays matchmaker for his customers. Allie agrees to be matched but going though Sam's process causes her to see that her perfect match might just be the matchmaker himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Fortunato?
The closest matches to Fortunato are Gabriela (1983), Waiting... (2005) and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Fortunato?
Start with Gabriela (1983), the closest match to Fortunato.
What is the highest-rated movie like Fortunato?
Marty (1955), rated 7.5/10 by 487 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Fortunato?
Eleanor the Great (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Fortunato chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Fortunato, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.