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10 Best Movies Like Make a Wish

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

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#1
The Marquis of Grillo

The Marquis of Grillo

1981★ 7.8

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

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...

#2
Adventures in Public School

Adventures in Public School

2018★ 6.3

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

A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes....

#3
Fantozzi Still Suffers

Fantozzi Still Suffers

1983★ 6.5

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

After a hard day at work and a condominium-board meeting, accountant Ugo Fantozzi goes on a trip with his family. Unfortunately, he will face a nasty surprise upon his return....

#4
Class Rank

Class Rank

2017★ 6.9

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

Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn ...

#5
Sun In Buckets

Sun In Buckets

2013★ 6.8

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

The story of a father and a son. An on the road trip from South to North....

#6
Roaring Years

Roaring Years

1962★ 6.8

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

In this satire inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (aka The Inspector General) and transported to fascist era Italy, the (supposed) incognito visit of a Roman fasc...

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