Movies Like Cold Tropics

If you liked Cold Tropics (2009), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, 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
Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a…
2
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and science fiction
With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".
3
Aquamania (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.
4
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the…
5
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…
6
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and science fiction
ZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses confidence in himself for the first time in his life, which is the big break his human nemesis, Dib has been waiting for.
7
Sing: Thriller (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
8
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10Also comedy
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…
9
Cine Holliúdy (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
During the seventies, the massive arrival of television in the Brazilian countryside puts in jeopardy the business of running small movie theaters. Francisgleydisson is the owner of Cine Holliudy, and he must be…
10
Dark Star (1974)
★ 6/10Also comedy and science fiction
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to…
11
Yellow Mirror (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and science fiction
A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious…
12
BURN·E (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and science fiction
What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple task can often be a very difficult…
13
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!
14
Thru the Mirror (1936)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
15
B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.
16
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
17
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
18
Monkey Business (1952)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and science fiction
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When…
19
Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also comedy
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
20
Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and science fiction
For their first day on the job as the new protectors of Metro City, Megamind and Minion are selling off the gadgets from their evil lair. But when one seemingly harmless "button" unleashes the gigantic robot…