Movies like Bagnomaria: 20 to watch next
If you loved Bagnomaria (1999) — a comedy film directed by Giorgio Panariello — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Bagnomaria most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
Where to watch Bagnomaria →·Get picks for your whole taste →
- 1

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 2

Grand Hotel Excelsior 1982★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Taddeus is the manager of the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The Summer season begins in May and since then many odd persons frequent the hotel. There is Ilde Vivaldi, in love with Taddeus and the boxer Pericle Coccia who has an important match and falls in love with Maria. There is the Mago di Segrate trying to win world fame by levitating thirty meters high. And there is the waiter Egisto whose daughter is in a Swiss College believing her father is a man of importance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 3

Fun Is Beautiful 1980★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Three characters' misadventures in semi-deserted, summertime Rome: a dim-witted mama's boy falls for a tourist; a would-be womanizer struggles to find company for his sex tourism trip to Kraków; a hippie is drawn into his father's schemes to bring him back into polite society.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 4

Mid-August Lunch 2008★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Broke, and armed only with his sense of humor, middle-aged Gianni lives with his mother in their old apartment. The debts are mounting, but if Gianni looks after the building manager's mother during the Ferragosto, a mid-August holiday, all will be forgiven.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 5

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 6

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 7

Fantozzi 1975★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 8

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses 1968★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
When Marino goes to Rome for an event, he certainly does not imagine meeting Marisa, who will become the love of his life. But once love is found, it is a matter of spreading it and here the difficulties begin: first the father who opposes it; then, after the death of his father, the gossips who make Marino believe that Marisa was a little good, so much so that Marisa runs away. Repentant, Marino searches in vain and then, almost by accident, finds her again, Mrs. Ciceri. But love admits no obstacles, not even that of a deaf and dumb husband.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 9

The Art of Getting Along 1954★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
In this comedy Alberto Sordi plays Rosario Scimoni, known as Sasà, an opportunistic and unscrupulous guy, nephew of the mayor of Catania, and he's always ready to take sides with anyone who can help him. He switches from socialism to fascism; he changes his political faith the same way he changes women. He even tries to found his own party.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 10

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 11

Buen Camino 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an unspecified number of Filipinos serving him, a very young Mexican model as a girlfriend, and vacationing on his yacht with friends who share his passion for not wanting to work; it seems like a truly enviable life, considering he lacks nothing, absolutely nothing. Actually, no. Something is missing. It's his underage daughter, Cristal, named after the famous French sparkling wine, who has suddenly disappeared without a trace. Urgently summoned to Rome by his ex-wife, Linda, he finds himself facing the responsibilities of fatherhood for the first time, trying to find the girl—a very complicated task, considering he knows absolutely nothing about Cristal and her life.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 12

The Worst Days 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Four episodes – Christmas, May 1st (Labour Day), August 15th (Ferragosto), Halloween – to tell four stories that delve into the human soul.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 13

An Italian Name 2015★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
Paolo is an outgoing and handsome real estate broker married to Simona, a beautiful woman from the rough outskirts of Rome who has become an author of spicy bestsellers and is pregnant with their child. Betta, Paolo’s sister and her husband Sandro organise a dinner party with Paolo, Simona and their childhood friend, the eccentric musician Claudio. During the lively gathering Paolo reveals what he would like to name his son, causing reactions to steam up and a torrent of revelations to follow reaching climactic proportions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 14

Ho visto le stelle 2003★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
The young Antonio wants to participate in a reality show and leaves Naples for Milan with his best friend Eugenio.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 15

The Monster 1994★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent explanation that the police fail to spot). Undercover policewoman Jessica is assigned by eccentric police psychologist Taccone to follow Loris.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 16

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 17

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 18

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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 19

My Name Is Tanino 2003★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
During a sun-soaked Sicilian summer, aimless filmmaking undergrad and back-seat radical Tanino has a fling with Sally, a dreamy American tourist from an upper background. When summer ends, Sally flies back home, without ever reaching out. Clueless, a smitten Tanino decides to pay her a surprise visit under the pretense of returning a camera she left behind. But when he gets there, he quickly realizes the reality of America—and his relationship with Sally's—is far from the idealized version his small-town boy imagination conjured.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 20

...Watch Out, We're Mad 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Estranged, quarreling brothers Carezza and Sorriso have to put aside their differences to reclaim their father's beloved dune buggy from predatory real estate developer Torsillo, with the help of beautiful circus performer Miriam, whose family business is threatened by Torsillo's enforcers.
Stream in India on Netflix