Movies Like Maribel and the Strange Family
If you liked Maribel and the Strange Family (1960), a comedy movie directed by José María Forqué, 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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Me gusta, pero me asusta (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also comedyBrayan Rodriguez is an innocent heir to a criminal Sinaloa family sent to Mexico City to expand the business, and where he meets Claudia, and their worlds collide. Love and fun are everywhere.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Crazy Magical Mexico (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also comedyA man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.
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Held Up (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyWhat should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the…
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Super Crazy (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyA 36-year-old meek woman realizes that there’s younger people trying to outpace her doing much less, so she makes a risky change by removing her filter.
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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.
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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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A la mala (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also comedyMaria Laura "Mala" is an actress with little luck, but she is successful working for other women, seducing their boyfriends to know if they are faithful or not. But everything changes when her dream to perform in her…
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The F**k-It List (2020)
★ 6/10Also comedyAfter a prank blows up a studious high school senior's life, he shares a list of certain things he wishes he'd done differently — and maybe still can.
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Babes (2024)
★ 6/10Also comedyAfter getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhile doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…
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As If It Were the First Time (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA man falls in love with a girl who has short-term memory loss.
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Fist Fight (2017)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhen one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
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Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyA group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
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Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyFrom a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.
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Tod@s Caen (2019)
★ 7.8/10Also comedyA pair of seducers try to prove who has the best techniques while trying not to fall in love with each other.
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Chilangolandia (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyMexico City, or "Chilangolandia," is a chaotic metropolis where millions of stories take place every day. Some of them are part of this fun comedy full of familiar characters and others that defy stereotypes. Ramiro is…
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Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyIn his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.