Movies Like El genio alegre

If you liked El genio alegre (1939), a comedy movie directed by Fernando Delgado de Lara, 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
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…
2
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.
3
Exchanged (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy
One enchanted night, during a meteor shower, young Sebastián made a heartfelt wish: for his loving nanny, Lupe, to become his mother, for her warmth and care were what he longed for, unlike his busy mother, Paola. The…
4
Valentina's Wedding (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Valentina's seemingly idyllic life in the US is interrupted when planning a wedding means introducing her fiancé to her scandalous family in Mexico.
5
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!
6
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.
7
Old Man Made in Spain (1969)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A widow shepherd who lives at the Aragonese Pyrenees sees how his three young daughters, Cándida, Visi, and Nieves, go to Madrid to find a better life and leave him alone. There they all get married, have sons and…
8
Maktub (2011)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
The title refers to those strange coincidences that happen to us sometimes and that seem inevitable, like a product of destiny. Inspired by the experience of a Canarian child victim of cancer, the film is conceived as…
9
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.
10
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.
11
Double Pregnant (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
A woman gets pregnant with fraternal twins, one from her fiancé and the other from a former lover.
12
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.
13
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.
14
The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still…
15
Grandma's Wedding (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A dysfunctional family travels to Cuernavaca to celebrate their grandmother’s wedding.
16
My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
17
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.
18
The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
19
You Keep the Kids (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Flora and Victor are fun, modern, caring parents. That is, until they decide to get a divorce, and the perfect job opportunity turns up for them. They now have one problem: custody.
20
Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…