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Movies Like The Seminarian

If you liked The Seminarian (1949), a comedy movie directed by Roberto Rodríguez, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Little Hours

    The Little Hours (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to…

  2. 2Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the…

  3. 3Sister Act

    Sister Act (1992)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident…

  4. 4Full of Grace

    Full of Grace (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Sister Marina, a very unorthodox nun, is sent during the summer of 1994 to El Parral, a boarding school for boys threatened to be closed soon. Even though the kids welcome Marina with all kinds of pranks, they will…

  5. 5Foul Play

    Foul Play (1978)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

  6. 6Nuns on the Run

    Nuns on the Run (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss…

  7. 7The Trouble with Angels

    The Trouble with Angels (1966)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…

  8. 8Nacho Libre

    Nacho Libre (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn…

  9. 9Sanky Panky

    Sanky Panky (2007)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    In the Dominican Republic, Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a few words in English and dreams of being a Sanky Panky to marry an American tourist to…

  10. 10The Little Priest

    The Little Priest (1964)

    ★ 8.2/10Also comedy

    Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the…

  11. 11We're No Angels

    We're No Angels (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

  12. 12Son of Rambow

    Son of Rambow (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.

  13. 13The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers (1980)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.

  14. 14Bogus

    Bogus (1996)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

  15. 15Duplex

    Duplex (2003)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

  16. 16The School for Good and Evil

    The School for Good and Evil (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.

  17. 17So Undercover

    So Undercover (2012)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter…

  18. 18Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their…

  19. 19House Party

    House Party (1990)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of…

  20. 20Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

    Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team up to solve the supernatural mystery…and head…

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