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Movies like Il trovatello (1938)

The best movies like Il trovatello (1938) are Fantozzi (1975), Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980) and Il tassinaro (1983). If Il trovatello hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Fantozzi (1975)

    A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  2. Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)

    Three episodes. In the first episode Valerio is mistaken for a notorious criminal. Very beautiful journalists succeed to bring him to her house for an exclusive interview. She tries to seduce him. In the second episode Giuseppe, an unlucky and ugly man, gets a job as a maid. His mistress falls in love for him. In the third episode, Plinio is a taxi driver who loves his cab above all. But at one point he is involved with the kidnapping of a woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  3. Il tassinaro (1983)

    Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  4. The Most Beautiful Day in the World (2019)

    Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  5. Held Up (1999)

    What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  6. Big Trouble (2002)

    The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. Mr. Bones (2001)

    A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  8. Doctor on Call (2021)

    65 year old doctor Pierfrancesco works as a night-shift medical guard. He’s a grumpy man, full of aches and pains and is very rough with his patients. One night, he’s involved in a road collision with 30 year old delivery man Mario. While uninjured, Mario's bicycle is destroyed, and Pierfrancesco's sciatica flares up, making it impossible for him to drive. With both of their jobs in jeopardy, the doctor has an idea that could help them both: “remotely guided” by Pierfrancesco via wireless headset, Mario will visit his patients, and they’ll also carry out Mario’s delivery in Pierfrancesco’s car. After a range of daring (mis)adventures, they will learn to support each other, and the night will end with their lives both changed for the better.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. Con tutto il Cuore (2021)

    Ottavio Camaldoli is a professor of Latin and Greek. An honest and gentleman, he is considered a "fool" by everyone around him. But what would happen if this defenseless man, a victim of petty daily abuses in his social life, at work, and even at home, were to receive another man's heart transplant? Especially if this other man, the donor, were a brutal criminal with the sinister nickname of "O Barbiere" (The Barber)? Would Ottavio Camaldoli, after inheriting the heart, automatically become a criminal? Science tells us that these are just silly, ancient beliefs. But what if Donna Carmela, the Barber's ruthless mother, were convinced that her son is still alive thanks to the heart now beating in the professor's chest?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  10. Il burbero (1986)

    Traveling from New York to Italia, pretty Mary rushes into moody macho lawyer Tito. The girl immediately falls for the guy with the gruffy manners and in an very impertinent way, she leans on him as she gets in trouble: Not only that she gets tied up in her suite by some Gangsters, but also, her new husband is found dead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. Babes (2024)

    After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

    Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue Ellen finds a sweet job in fashion by lying about her age and experience on her résumé. But, while her siblings run wild, she discovers the downside of adulthood

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)

    A psychiatric-clinic medical director runs some tests on two patients, the Ragionier Antonio Vignanelli and Cavalier Peppino Caprioli, so they must retrieve some memories of family life in order to understand their mental illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. An Italian Name (2015)

    Paolo is an outgoing and handsome real estate broker married to Simona, a beautiful woman from the rough outskirts of Rome who has become an author of spicy bestsellers and is pregnant with their child. Betta, Paolo’s sister and her husband Sandro organise a dinner party with Paolo, Simona and their childhood friend, the eccentric musician Claudio. During the lively gathering Paolo reveals what he would like to name his son, causing reactions to steam up and a torrent of revelations to follow reaching climactic proportions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  15. Ma che bella sorpresa (2015)

    High school professor Guido is a hopeless romantic whose life falls apart after his girlfriend leaves him. Paolo, a former student of his, helps him in getting out of his depression for a better chance to become a PE teacher himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  16. Fantozzi Still Suffers (1983)

    After a hard day at work and a condominium-board meeting, accountant Ugo Fantozzi goes on a trip with his family. Unfortunately, he will face a nasty surprise upon his return.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. A Girl in Australia (1971)

    The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's , who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. The Ways of the Lord are Finite (1987)

    Set in Italy during the 1920s, a barber is in a wheelchair because of a psychosomatic illness after he lost the woman he loves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. Ordinary Happiness (2019)

    Died in a car crash, Paolo is allowed to come back to life for 92 minutes more, thanks to a miscalculation made by Heavenly accountants. He decides to use this newfound time on Earth to fix his mistakes as a father and husband.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Talcum Powder (1982)

    Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Il trovatello?

The closest matches to Il trovatello are Fantozzi (1975), Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980) and Il tassinaro (1983). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Il trovatello?

Start with Fantozzi (1975), the closest match to Il trovatello.

What is the highest-rated movie like Il trovatello?

Fantozzi (1975), rated 7.8/10 by 907 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Il trovatello?

Babes (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Italian movies like Il trovatello?

Yes: Fantozzi (1975), Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980) and Il tassinaro (1983).

How are movies similar to Il trovatello chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Il trovatello, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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