Movies Like Matilda

If you liked Matilda (1990), a comedy movie directed by Giorgio Magliulo and Antonietta De Lillo, 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
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…
2
Ciao, Professore! (1992)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples
3
Lions Love (1969)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
4
Totòtruffa '62 (1961)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Antonio, 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…
5
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the…
6
Don't Stop Me Now (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.
7
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
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.
8
Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
9
Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Norm Macdonald delivers sly, deadpan observations from an older — and perhaps even wiser — point of view in this special.
10
Ma che bella sorpresa (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
High 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…
11
Mr. Roosevelt (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs.
12
Toto and the Women (1952)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.
13
Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
An 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.
14
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After 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.
15
Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A 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.
16
The Wedding Year (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
17
Serafino (1968)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Serafino, 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.
18
Special Features: Handsome (1983)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Forty-something Mattia has every woman in town lusting after him. But every time a woman wants to get hitched, he drags out his 'daughter' (actually the girl next door) to pass judgment on this woman.
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Romeo Is Juliet (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
After her audition as Juliet fails to impress, a young actress determined to act in the latest production of Shakespeare's play crossdresses and is unexpectedly chosen for the role of Romeo.
20
The Last One for the Road (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
A couple of jovial life-long drunkards run into a shy architecture undergrad, whose way of seeing things will be transformed as the trio wanders from pub to pub in search of a buried treasure.