Movies Like La llamaban la madrina
If you liked La llamaban la madrina (1973), a comedy movie directed by Mariano Ozores Puchol, 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

Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
- 2

No manches, Frida (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also comedyAfter being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.
- 3

Chinese Take-Away (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyA comedy that chronicles a chance encounter between Robert and a Chinese named Jun who wanders lost through the city of Buenos Aires in search of his uncle after being assaulted by a taxi driver and his henchmen.
- 4

The Key Game (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyLaura has been with Antonio all her life and, just when she begins to wonder if that is really the life she wants, Sergio and Siena cross paths in their lives. Sergio is a former high school classmate and Siena, his…
- 5

Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyAfter 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.
- 6

Valentina's Wedding (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyValentina's seemingly idyllic life in the US is interrupted when planning a wedding means introducing her fiancé to her scandalous family in Mexico.
- 7

Part-Time Lifeguards (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyThis time, the Brigada Z gang, take a little vacation in Mar del Plata but their money is stolen. In order to enjoy their vacation, they become lifeguards and accidentally discover a band of thieves that robs Casinos…
- 8

No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also comedyZequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.
- 9

Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAn uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
- 10

Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyT.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.
- 11

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyTwo would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.
- 12

Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
★ 7/10Also comedyHawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
- 13

Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
- 14

Ca$h (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…
- 15

The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
- 16

Homo Argentum (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyThe film consists of 16 shorts that explore, with humor and social criticism, the characteristics of the Argentine identity.
- 17

Raising Arizona (1987)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyWhen a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.
- 18

My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
- 19

The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyThe now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad…
- 20

Tad and The Magic Lamp (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also comedyTadeo, his girlfriend Sara, and his friends Momia, Jeff, and Belzoni embark on an adventure after Tadeo accidentally unleashes an ancient spell.