Movies like El peluquero (2016)
The best movies like El peluquero (2016) are No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019), Driver's Ed (2026) and Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo (2018). If El peluquero hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedEl mesero (2021)8.0/10 from 358 votes
- NewestSpa Weekend (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishNo manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019)Also in Spanish
No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019)
Zequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 thisLo más sencillo es complicarlo todo (2018)
When a 17-year-old learns the TV news host she pines for is engaged, she and her best friend launch an elaborate plan to prevent his marriage.
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 thisThe F**k-It List (2020)
After a prank blows up a studious high school senior's life, he shares a list of certain things he wishes he'd done differently — and maybe still can.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpa Weekend (2026)
Four lifelong friends realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families, and everyday responsibilities, they’ve forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. Burned out and overdue for a break, the women escape to a luxury spa retreat for an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo Many Chefs (2022)
Mikel, a young cook, meets with his father Juan, who had been missing for 30 years. While trying to keep his restaurant afloat, Mikel has to take care of crazed Juan, a former cook who suffers from a mental condition that prevents him from recognizing neither the aforementioned time gap nor his son Mikel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdam Sandler: Love You (2024)
Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTod@s Caen (2019)
A pair of seducers try to prove who has the best techniques while trying not to fall in love with each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrazy Magical Mexico (2026)
A man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEl mesero (2021)
A waiter pretends to be an important businessman in order to reach the upper class through his entrepreneurial dreams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisJimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021)
Jimmy Carr finds humor in the darkest of places in this stand-up special that features his dry, sardonic wit — and some jokes he calls "career enders."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this2 Minutes of Fame (2020)
An up-and-coming stand-up comic moves to L.A. to pursue a film career after video clips of his act make him an online sensation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Night at McCool's (2001)
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBill Burr: You People Are All The Same (2012)
Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., funnyman Bill Burr brings his stinging brand of humor to the spotlight, uncorking a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAs If It Were the First Time (2019)
A man falls in love with a girl who has short-term memory loss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrandma's Last Wishes (2020)
When the grandmother decides that it is time to put the family affairs in order, the fights begin to inherit the house. (A sequel to Grandma's Wedding.)
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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 thisDespedida de soltera 2 (2020)
A young married couple vacations on their honeymoon when the husband falls in love with a sensual girl who is celebrating her bachelorette party and is about to marry a dangerous man. Unfaithful lovers agree to elope with their partners and abandon them forever. The humiliation of the abandoned girl is so great that when she returns to the city to not look bad, she invents that her husband drowned in the sea. This lie causes hilarious complications when the dead man shows up.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Como burro en primavera (2018)
The misadventures of Demesio Yito, a plumber unable to be intimate with his wife because of his conservative mother-in-law. He finds himself in a difficult position as a janitor when he witnesses couples and their infidelities.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Reto caliente (2014)
Four young people recently laid off and with great desire to get ahead, begin a series of challenges to win among themselves the little money they have left from their settlement. Let the games begin! The challenges are increasingly absurd and sterile. Saúl, the leader of the pack, decides to take the challenges to the extreme, the winner will take all, the challenge is: "the first one to sleep with a woman wins everything" the condition; that she is an impossible woman. This is the last challenge, the biggest and the group formed by Saúl, Sami, Pelón and “El Malo”, will begin this adventure without turning back, their history will be full of women, ambition and misunderstandings.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Dos compadres en apuros (2015)
This is the story of two compadres who go to the city to find work because they need money to help the mother of one of them. Along the way they come across all kinds of characters: villains, drug traffickers, but above all beautiful women who cause him trouble.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Las nachas de Virginia (2015)
Virginia has left her town of Palos Caídos with the dream of becoming a great businesswoman. Three women will be key in her career but the presence of a Commander and a client from the past will turn her world upside down.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
El vecindario 4 (2019)
A couple of criminals, after getting out of prison, decide to continue their criminal career, taking advantage of the stature of the leader of the gang, making him pass as a child and thus drive the police behind them crazy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Una familia de poca... (2015)
This is a story of a family where the mother takes care of all the housework. Tired of being treated like a servant, the mother's strike makes things very difficult, causing great entanglements and conflicts in the family. But this family, like many, turns out to be a phenomenal family in the end.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
El vecindario 3 (2016)
The adventures of Juan and the situations that he will find in the neighborhood where he lives to try to rescue him from the bad guys who want to turn it into a drug sales place.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bird on a Wire (1990)
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEl taxista caliente (2016)
Pancho has a wife, fiance, and several girlfriends, and juggling them all can be messy, especially when one of their drug kingpin husbands finds out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like El peluquero?
The closest matches to El peluquero are No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019), Driver's Ed (2026) and Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after El peluquero?
Start with No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019), the closest match to El peluquero.
What is the highest-rated movie like El peluquero?
El mesero (2021), rated 8.0/10 by 358 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like El peluquero?
Spa Weekend (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like El peluquero?
Yes: No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019), Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo (2018) and Me gusta, pero me asusta (2017).
How are movies similar to El peluquero chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside El peluquero, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.