Movies like The Country Boy: 20 to watch next

If you loved The Country Boy (1984) — a comedy film directed by Castellano and Pipolo — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of The Country Boy most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Easy Money 1983★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
2
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
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A Fantastic Back and Forth 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Middle-aged family man Arnaldo is kicked out by his wife because of a misunderstanding. Instead of despairing, Arnaldo takes advantage of the situation to turn around his unsatisfying adult life by going to live in a flat shared with four university students.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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
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Puerto Escondido 1992★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Targeted by a dirty cop after witnessing a murder, bank clerk Mario flees to Puerto Escondido, Mexico, where a couple of oddball Italian expats drags him into a journey of self-discovery and bad decisions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Girl in Australia 1971★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
The film is about an old fashioned Italian with moral values of the 1930/40's , who has to find a wife in the modern, woman's liberated society of Australia of the 1960/70's.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Marquis of Grillo 1981★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Can Quit Whenever I Want 2014★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
A university researcher is fired because of the cuts to university. To earn a living he decides to produce drugs recruiting his former colleagues, who despite their skills are living at the margins of society.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Held Up 1999★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger 2008★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Welcome Back Mr. President 2019★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
Peppino, a provincial librarian who became the accidental President of Italy, is now a father and has returned to a peaceful, happy life as a woodsman. That is, until his wife Janis decides to return to politics. Peppino is forced to abandon his home in the mountains and return to Rome to win back his love and help her defeat a speculative plot intended to damage Italy. Together, they must ﬁght against social media attacks of the opposition and get the country back on its feet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Bones 2001★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino 1962★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Antonio goes to West Berlin and meets Giuseppe. But Antonio looks like Canarinis, a wanted war criminal, So the daughter of the criminal pays Antonio to impersonate him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now