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Movies Like Desperate Housemen

If you liked Desperate Housemen (2016), a comedy movie directed by Caroline Cichoz and Ybao Benedetti, 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. 1Tough Luck

    Tough Luck (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    ​Arrested by mistake and mistaken for France’s most wanted man, Serge Martin, a peaceful retiree, becomes the target of the media. Caught up in a never-ending whirlwind, he’ll do everything he can to prove his…

  2. 2Three Men and a Cradle

    Three Men and a Cradle (1985)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver…

  3. 3No Filter

    No Filter (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But…

  4. 4Divorce French Style

    Divorce French Style (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The…

  5. 5Le Clan

    Le Clan (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Fred, Achille, Max and Belette form a good-for-nothing gang of crooks. Dismally failing their last raid, they decide to get back in the game, kidnapping Sophie Marceau.

  6. 6Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

  7. 7The Bet

    The Bet (1997)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...

  8. 8Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry

    Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.

  9. 9Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

  10. 1010 Days with Dad

    10 Days with Dad (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    Antoine is the Head of HR of a big company. Managing people is his thing, so when his overwhelmed wife suddenly decides to go on holiday and leave him with the responsibility of the house and their four kids, he knows…

  11. 11Santa Claus

    Santa Claus (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    One night, a burglar in a Santa Claus costume is surprised by Victor, a young boy who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Victor then follows him, and they embark on an unexpected adventure that will change their lives.

  12. 12Superwho?

    Superwho? (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    A struggling actor seems doomed to live life as a loser. When he finally snatches a lead role as a superhero named “Badman,” he feels like everything is possible, but fate strikes again.

  13. 13Simply Black

    Simply Black (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventure.

  14. 14Riviera Revenge

    Riviera Revenge (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife…

  15. 15Shorts

    Shorts (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

  16. 16LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour

    LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour (2026)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    At 55, Anne is finally enjoying her freedom after her children leave home. But everything changes when her 23-year-old daughter, Louise, moves back in with her after a professional and romantic failure. And to make…

  17. 17Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  18. 18Daddy Cool

    Daddy Cool (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Adrien, 40 years old and totally immature, is dumped by Maude, 35 years old, eager to finally found a family. In an attempt to regain the love of his life, Adrien decides to move into the future ex-married apartment: a…

  19. 19Don't Die Too Hard!

    Don't Die Too Hard! (2001)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late…

  20. 20The Seventh Company Outdoors

    The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    The third part of Seventh Company adventures.

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