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10 Best Movies Like Scipio the African

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

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#1
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa

The Voyage of Captain Fracassa

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scipio the African for fans of History & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Serafina, Pulcinella and Isabella are three lusty, beautiful members of a traveling theatrical troupe touring the French countryside in the 17th century, leaving in their wake a cr...

#2
The Con Artists

The Con Artists

1976★ 7.1

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

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix ...

#3
Mixed by Erry

Mixed by Erry

2023★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scipio the African for fans of History & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The rise and fall of the pirate mixtape empire of three brothers from Naples, Italy, during the '80s....

#4
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

1976★ 6.7

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

An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel....

#5
The Marquis of Grillo

The Marquis of Grillo

1981★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scipio the African 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...

#6
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966★ 6.0

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

A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces...

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