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Movies Like El Violetero

If you liked El Violetero (1960), a comedy movie directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, 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. 1No manches, Frida

    No manches, Frida (2016)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    After 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.

  2. 2No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido

    No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido (2019)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy

    Zequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.

  3. 3Super Crazy

    Super Crazy (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    A 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.

  4. 4Clear History

    Clear History (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

  5. 5Bendita Suegra

    Bendita Suegra (2023)

    ★ 8.4/10Also comedy

    Andrea, a successful veterinarian who loves her job and is in a relationship with Lucio, an up-and-coming lawyer who grew up in the country. Lucio has some news for Andrea: his mother is turning 60 and is throwing a…

  6. 6Crazy Magical Mexico

    Crazy Magical Mexico (2026)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    A man finds the best motivation to secure and save his town: making an independent Mexican film.

  7. 7Undercover Wedding Crashers

    Undercover Wedding Crashers (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Geeky-looking Sebas is a surprisingly good classical musician. He’s also a complete unknown in the criminal underworld, and as a new newbie on the police force, that makes him the perfect man for a dangerous mission…

  8. 8Sanky Panky

    Sanky Panky (2007)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    In the Dominican Republic, Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. He is learning a few words in English and dreams of being a Sanky Panky to marry an American tourist to…

  9. 9Homo Argentum

    Homo Argentum (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    The film consists of 16 shorts that explore, with humor and social criticism, the characteristics of the Argentine identity.

  10. 10Babes

    Babes (2024)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    After 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.

  11. 11The Key Game

    The Key Game (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Laura 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…

  12. 12Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry

    Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.

  13. 13Dad must be crazy!

    Dad must be crazy! (2005)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    On their scond honeymoon, a couple travels to the beaches of the Dominican Republic to reignite their marriage

  14. 14Duplex

    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!

  15. 1527 Nights

    27 Nights (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    When a woman is admitted by her daughters to a psychiatric clinic for her carefree ways, an expert must judge if she is ill or simply wants to enjoy life.

  16. 16Chinese Take-Away

    Chinese Take-Away (2011)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    A 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.

  17. 17All the Freckles in the World

    All the Freckles in the World (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Teen comedy set in the school-year of 1994. José is the new kid on high-school, falling immediately for the popular and freckled Christina. Trying to impress her, he's going to unsuccessfully join the soccer try-outs…

  18. 18The Sexologist

    The Sexologist (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    A sexologist (Flavia Dos Santos) dedicates herself to meticulously investigating every detail of the sexual lives of 3 couples and tries to save their marriages without affecting their love lives. This fun and…

  19. 19The Trouble with Angels

    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…

  20. 20Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire

    Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Unbridled comic Chris D'Elia reconsiders his approach to major life events like marriage, not having kids and buying pants for your friends.

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