Movies like An Italian Name: 20 to watch next
If you loved An Italian Name (2015) — a comedy film directed by Francesca Archibugi — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of An Italian Name most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like woman director. 1 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Ciao, Professore! 1992★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples
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Zoran: My Nephew the Idiot 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Paolo, 40 years old, lives in a small Friulian town close to the north-eastern border. Unreliable and with a passion for good wine, he spends his days at the local tavern and stubbornly stalks his ex-wife.
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The Trouble with Angels 1966★ 6.7
Shares: 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 their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
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Don't Stop Me Now 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.
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Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen 1976★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus 2019★ 7.4
Shares: 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.
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Ma che bella sorpresa 2015★ 5.9
Shares: 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 teacher himself.
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L'amore è eterno finché dura 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Gilberto, 50enne, si fa coinvolgere in una cosiddetta speed-date, una gara in cui i protagonisti devono trovare un partner in 3 minuti. Arrestato, deve confessare tutto in presenza della moglie che lo sbatte fuori di casa. Rifugiatosi da amici scopre che il suo migliore amico è amante della moglie e comincia a tentare di avviare nuove relazioni che falliscono tutte.
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Bagnomaria 1999★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
In Pietrasanta all are excited for the annual party of summer end. Here we find four characters: Merigo, a naive guy passionate of bike; Pierre, son of the mayor; Simone, a pestiferous kid; Mario, lifeguard of "Bagnomaria".
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A Beautiful Day 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Tommaso, a single father of four, has shut himself off from the world. When his daughters push him to start over, he meets Lara — a brilliant, captivating woman. But both carry secrets that could change everything.
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Sotto una buona stella 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.
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Confessions of a Lady Cop 1976★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Gianna Amicucci works in the house of the head of her hometown police force and enters the academy with a kickback from him. She is a beautiful woman (she generously sheds clothes during the film) and has to overcome her male colleagues prejudices, but she gains their respect through a series of brilliant operations.
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The Most Beautiful Day in the World 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.
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Journey with Papa 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
Armando is the daddy, Cristiano is the adult son. Each of them lives his life in a different way respect the other: Armando is an old play-boy and often he "buys" his women with his money; Cristiano is a shy guy who lives in a community with other guys like him. The movie proceeds showing us, ironically, the differences, the different ways to think, to act, to treat the women between father and son.
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Thunderstruck 2012★ 6.2
Shares: 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.
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When Mom Is Away... With the In-laws 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
After the phenomenal success of the first two films, “When Mom is Away” and “When Mom is Away… With the Family,” the adventures of the Rovelli family continue! This time, they’re heading to Puglia, where their eldest daughter, Camilla, is moving to attend university with her boyfriend, Antonio.
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A Boss in the Living Room 2014★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.
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Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio 1983★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
The film is divided into two episodes, The Hair of Disgrace and The Magician, both focusing on the theme of the occult and beliefs. The title translates as "Eye, Evil Eye, Parsley and Fennel".
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Garibaldi's Lovers 2012★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
A widowed working-class father falls in love with a struggling, poor artist.
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The Air Up There 1994★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
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