Movies like Turkish for Beginners (2012)
The best movies like Turkish for Beginners (2012) are Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Kokowääh (2011) and Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017). If Turkish for Beginners hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedContra (2020)7.2/10 from 213 votes
- NewestWeddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma (2024)Released 2024
- In GermanSuck Me Shakespeer (2013)Also in German
Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
Ex-con Zeki Müller goes undercover as a teacher at a below average Gymnasium to find money he'd stashed prior to incarceration.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKokowääh (2011)
Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of Henry door after her husband realized after 8 years of marriage that he is not the father so their relationship now is breaking up... By the way: Kokowääh, is how a German (in this case an 8 Year old child) that has never heard the dish before - would pronounce "Coq Au Vin" (chicken in a wine sauce).
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017)
A bank robber becomes a teacher after being released from prison and finds himself at the center of a number of crazy adventures.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)
A rowdy teacher accompanies a class trip to Thailand to recover some diamonds accidentally sent there and restore the school's reputation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this3 Türken und ein Baby (2015)
The Yildiz brothers - Celal, Sami and Mesut - still live under one roof - despite their differences. The family bridal shop is doing really badly and they each yearn for a different life: Heartthrob Celal pines for his ex-girlfriend Anna and risks every last cent of their family inheritance for his dream of a mobile phone shop. Sami is searching for true love but ruins every blind date with his anger mis-management. And Mesut, the youngest of the three, tries to combine a cool music career with his strict adherence to the Koran. So when a sweet little baby comes careering into their lives, nothing is as it was before. The three young Turkish bachelors are given a crash course in responsibility.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlmanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
After living 45 years in Germany, the Turkish Hüseyin Yilmaz, seventy, announces to his family that he has bought a house in Turkey and they should return to make the necessary reforms. The idea is unwelcome and causes very heated discussions. In addition, Canan, a granddaughter of Hüseyin, announces she is pregnant and the father is her English boyfriend, and no one knew anything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLammbock (2001)
Stefan and Kai run a thriving business: a home-grown cannabis trade disguised as a pizza delivery service. For now they just have to fight aphids.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBreak Up Man (2013)
BREAK UP MAN is an odd couple road movie and tells the story of Henri, who works for a break up agency in Berlin and on behalf of those who want to separate themselves from their future “ex”-partners. To complete his most important mission he is confronted with an unwanted partner, Toto, who spoils more or less everything and makes Henri’s life a nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHow About Adolf? (2018)
The family dinner at Stephan and Elisabeth could have been wonderful. But when Thomas announces that he and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are going to call their son Adolf, the hosts and the family friend René are stuck in the throat.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrazy (2000)
Benjamin, a 16-year-old with lousy grades, switches to a boarding school in order to eventually reach grammar school. Adjusting to his new environment is difficult as he has to struggle with being a teen... specially when he falls in love to the school's dream girl, Malen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour Against the Bank (2016)
After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plot a bold and batty heist to get their money back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLommbock (2017)
Sequel to Lammbock. Stefan and Kai meet again after years. Stefan became a successful lawyer in Dubai while Kai is stuck in their home town. Kai has relationship issues and is trying hard to get in touch with his step son who is getting in serious trouble with some drug dealers. Can Kai and Stefan solve his problems? And what happened to their old friend Frank?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFamily Affairs (2022)
The Berger and Böttcher families come to Dorothea's finca on Lanzarote for a weekend trip. The mood is tense and escalates as various mysteries are revealed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHighway to Hellas (2015)
The life of Jorg Geissner, a German banker, totally transforms with a visit to Paladiki Island, Greece. A business trip to check on a project called “Galapagos in Greece” by the islanders and for which his bank extended a loan and credit, brought him there. Being a German, he wants to investigate thoroughly, but Panos, a mini-mart owner, and the mayor try their utmost to sabotage him—to camouflage a not-so-good reality. After every single trial resulted in nothing because of the islanders’ secret meddling, Jorg’s trip becomes elongated, like The Odyssey’s, forcing him to contemplate the priorities and responsibilities in life again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Kangaroo Chronicles (2020)
A communist kangaroo moves in with an artist in Berlin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWelcome to Hartmanns (2016)
The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like the whole country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisContra (2020)
With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBallermann 6 (1997)
Tommie and Mario travel to Mallorca in search of a vacation fueled by alcohol and the desire for women and parties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPopcorn and Ice Cream (1978)
Gesa loses her vacation money in a warehouse bed while having sex with her boyfriend. When she realizes the money is gone, they return to the warehouse, but the beds have all been picked up for delivery. They immediately set off by train to follow the money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002)
Frustrated with their lazy new intern, a trio of offbeat builders decide to teach him a lesson with a series of escalating pranks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWeddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma (2024)
When Anna and Thomas invite their eccentric family to the Tyrolean Alps for their wedding, tensions rise as secrets, unresolved issues, and chaotic family dynamics threaten to derail the big day. From unexpected careers to overprotective parenting, nothing is as it seems, and the planned wedding is far from guaranteed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKein Pardon (1993)
Since childhood Peter Schlönzke dreams of a career as a TV presenter. His great role model is Heinz Wäscher, who is always looking for talented young entertainers for his popular show. Peters mother announces her shy boy for an audition, which, although mercilessly goes wrong, but brings him a job as a cable helper. He meets the popular entertainer from the unlikely side: as a bus scrapper who despises his audience. When Peter stumbles into the limelight by chance, he has a unique chance - as successor to scrubber.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Perfect Secret (2019)
Seven friends - three women and four men - meet for dinner. Everyone should put their cell phone on the table. No matter what message comes in - anyone can read it and listen to the phone calls. However, this leads to a lot of chaos.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKokowääh 2 (2013)
Who said a patchwork family is without problems? Two years after the turbulence of Kokowääh, everyday life turns to everyday chaos…
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRabbit Without Ears 2 (2009)
Two years have passed. There is a normal life, but handsome Ludo meets his old love, and Anna is very jealous...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBullyparade: The Movie (2017)
A multi-episode movie based on the skit TV show "bullyparade".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dumpling Affair (2017)
After a provincial policeman gets falsely accused of a crime that was committed with his pocket knife, he begins a turbulent hunt for the real murderer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Man Cave (2014)
Quotas for women, parking spaces for women, online shopping, small talk and gossip. Software developer Erol, porta-potty rep Lars, and commercial pilot Helmut are licking the wounds of their masculinity – a female-free zone is what’s needed! In the boiler room of their recently built housing complex, the three stressed husbands create a secret refuge where they can watch football, eat fast-food, drink beer and curse the opposite sex undisturbed. When Aykut, the complex’s facility manager, discovers their last bastion of masculinity, he threatens to close it down. One thing is for sure, the men are not going to give up their little slice of paradise without a fight. Based on the stage play bearing the same name, director Franziska Meyer Price allows men to return to rebellious ladhood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSonnenallee (1999)
A group of kids grow up on the short, wrong (east) side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West reserved for German citizens. The antics of these kids, their families, of the "West German" friends and relatives who come to visit, and of the East German border guards, all serve to illustrate the absurdity of everyday life on the Sonnenallee, and therefore throughout the former East Germany.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRabbit Without Ears (2007)
Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months, but is released on probation. But he has to work 300 hours for a local daycare center and meets Anna who has unfinished business with him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Turkish for Beginners?
The closest matches to Turkish for Beginners are Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Kokowääh (2011) and Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Turkish for Beginners?
People who watched Turkish for Beginners most often go on to Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Kokowääh (2011) and Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Turkish for Beginners?
Contra (2020), rated 7.2/10 by 213 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Turkish for Beginners?
Weddings and Wokes: A Family Dilemma (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Turkish for Beginners?
Yes: Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Kokowääh (2011) and Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017).
How are movies similar to Turkish for Beginners chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Turkish for Beginners, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.