Movies Like Dirty Linen
If you liked Dirty Linen (1999), a comedy movie directed by Mario Monicelli, 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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The Widower (1959)
★ 7.4/10Also comedyAlberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from…
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Serafino (1968)
★ 6/10Also comedySerafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family.
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Don't Stop Me Now (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyPaola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.
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Ci hai rotto papà (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyKids from a huge apartment complex in Rome form a secret society to unite their forces and get back at the nasty adults who 'oppress' them, playing pranks on them to expose their weaknesses.
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Too Much (1986)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyOscar dreams of becoming an actor or a stuntman. To contact a manufacturer he stages an accident and consequently injures a young actress, then tries to limit the damage by taking the girl to his home.
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La matassa (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyTwo cousins haven't spoken for almost twenty years, thanks to the enmity that their fathers feel toward one another. But an accident suddenly brings the cousins back together and thrusts them deep into the heart of the…
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Totòtruffa '62 (1961)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyAntonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing small scams with his friend and colleague Felice. Commissioner Malvasia good-naturedly persecuted him. When their…
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Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyMike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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The Second Tragic Fantozzi (1976)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyThe frustrating adventures of a humble employee who all the time has to fullfill the wishes and desires of his bosses.
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...Watch Out, We're Mad (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyEstranged, quarreling brothers Carezza and Sorriso have to put aside their differences to reclaim their father's beloved dune buggy from predatory real estate developer Torsillo, with the help of beautiful circus…
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My Best Enemy (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen a neurotic hotel manager fires a maid for allegedly stealing a laptop, her son swears revenge and begins to expose his deepest secrets — only to regret it after falling for his daughter.
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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.
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Freshwater Man (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyAntonio takes a hit on his head when he's out to buy a jar of mushrooms for his wife, and loses his memory. He reappears five years later unaware that time has passed.
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Kidz (2020)
★ 6/10Also comedySara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family…
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The Con Artists (1976)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyBelle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip, it is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, who escapes. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to…
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Ma che bella sorpresa (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyHigh school professor Guido is a hopeless romantic whose life falls apart after his girlfriend leaves him. Paolo, a former student of his, helps him in getting out of his depression for a better chance to become a PE…
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Feather (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyFerro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro’s hospitable, ‘normal’ family, and level-headed Cate’s unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and…
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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…
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Hit Squad (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the wealthy Mr. Douglas, the thieves are beginning to die.
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Poorly Rich (2016)
★ 6/10Also comedyThe Tuccis, a close-knit family of country bumpkins, become millionaires overnight. When word gets out, nagging neighbors and acquaintances force them to leave for the big city to start anew—and openly flaunt their…