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Movies that feel likeFala Sério, Mãe! (2017)

Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.

If you loved Fala Sério, Mãe!, the closest films we have are Paper Planes (2014), Alibi.com (2017) and English Vinglish (2012). All three share Fala Sério, Mãe!'s witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Red Dog (2011).

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Paper Planes
2014 · dir. Robert Connolly
🍅 85%★ 6.2comedy · family · dramaStarz

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Fala Sério, Mãe! does

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

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Alibi.com
2017 · dir. Philippe Lacheau
🍅 67%★ 6.5comedy · familyRent or buy

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.

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English Vinglish
2012 · dir. Gauri Shinde
🍅 83%★ 7.8comedy · drama · family

Comedy built on wit, twice over

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

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Coyote vs. Acme
2026 · dir. Dave Green
🍅 96%★ 7.6comedy · adventure · familyRent or buy

Playful family in both cases

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

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Monica and Friends: Bonds
2019 · dir. Daniel Rezende
★ 7.1family · adventure · comedy

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.

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Red Dog
2011 · dir. Kriv Stenders
🍅 84%★ 7.3drama · comedy · familyPrime Video

Both lean on comfort more than on family

The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.

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Tolo Tolo
2020 · dir. Checco Zalone
★ 5.7comedy · drama · family

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.

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Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 47%★ 6comedy · family

Playful family, and it commits to that

Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

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Just Another Christmas
2020 · dir. Roberto Santucci
★ 6.7comedy · drama · fantasyNetflix

The shared currency is warmth

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 · dir. Steve Bendelack
🍅 50%★ 6.4family · comedy

Both sit in the same cozy register

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

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Cheaper by the Dozen
2003 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 25%★ 6comedy · familyDisney+

Both know what they want from comedy

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

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Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · dir. Donald Petrie
🍅 27%★ 5.5comedy · family

The family is handled with the same confidence

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1990s show

Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler Cadbury to save the day.

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