Movies Like The Ballad of Hortensia
If you liked The Ballad of Hortensia (2024), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Arturo Menéndez, 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.
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Transamerica (2005)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedyA transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
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Being John Malkovich (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaOne day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
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Freaky Friday (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasyMother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities…
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The Hot Chick (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasyNot only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a…
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The People's Joker (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaAn aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
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Skins (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedyIn a strange world where people share numerous deformities, the same problem we all face challenges each of them: to find someone who accepts you as you are. Sometimes, that means finding yourself first.
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Freaky Friday (1976)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedySchool girl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish…
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A Different Man (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and dramaAspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare.
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Switch (1991)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and comedySteve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship…
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Wish Upon a Star (1996)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and fantasyA younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
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Afterlife of the Party (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedyA social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.
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Ladies First (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and fantasyAn arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women.
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Freakier Friday (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasyYears after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover…
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Weird Science (1985)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and fantasyTwo unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a…
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Kajillionaire (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedyTwo con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their…
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Out of the Clear Blue Sky (2019)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and dramaReturning to Earth as an imitator, the legendary Mexican artist Pedro Infante must prove that he is no longer a womanizer to enter paradise.
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Faults (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedyClaire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the world's foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth.
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The Pretty One (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen her idolized twin sister Audrey dies in a car accident, Laurel decides to take her place. But, as she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself.
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A Man Called Otto (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and dramaWhen a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
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Young Adult (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaA divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.