Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Canícula

If you loved Canícula, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Chilangolandia

Chilangolandia

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Canícula for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mexico City, or "Chilangolandia," is a chaotic metropolis where millions of stories take place every day. Some of them are part of this fun comedy full of familiar characters and o...

#2
The August Virgin

The August Virgin

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Canícula for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Young Eva makes her decision to stay in Madrid for the month of August an act of faith. She needs to feel things differently and think of summer as a time of opportunity. On days o...

#3
Una pequeña confusión

Una pequeña confusión

2024★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Canícula for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lola and Cuau, a progressive middle-class pair, and Iñigo and Majo, a young conservative, well-heeled duo, turn to artificial insemination as a last resort to have children. In a m...

#4
Ricky Gervais: Mortality

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

2025★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Canícula for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality....

#5
All the Freckles in the World

All the Freckles in the World

2019★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Canícula for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Teen comedy set in the school-year of 1994. José is the new kid on high-school, falling immediately for the popular and freckled Christina. Trying to impress her, he's going to uns...

#6
Sanky Panky

Sanky Panky

2007★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Canícula for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the Dominican Republic, Genaro works in a small family store and lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood. She is learning a few words in English and dreams of being a Sanky...

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