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10 Best Movies Like What a Mess

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

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#1
Clockwork Bananas

Clockwork Bananas

1974★ 6.2

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

Gilles, who operates a money losing garage, teams up with his friends Max, who operates a scrap yard, and lawyer Xavier to open a brothel catering to women. They get the idea from...

#2
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

1966★ 7.1

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

An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife fo...

#3
The Witches

The Witches

1967★ 6.0

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

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woma...

#4
Department Store

Department Store

1986★ 5.8

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

A series of skits involving customers and store personnel from several departments of the big department store....

#5
Fantozzi Against the Wind

Fantozzi Against the Wind

1980★ 6.7

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

The third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio....

#6
You Upset Me

You Upset Me

1983★ 6.6

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

The first movie directed by Roberto Benigni in four surreal short stories: "Durante Cristo" (During Christ), "Angelo" (Angel), , "In Banca" (At the Bank) and "I Due Militi" (The Tw...