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10 Best Movies Like Idiot in Paris

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

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#1
Simply Black

Simply Black

2020★ 5.9

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

A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventu...

#2
Banzaï

Banzaï

1983★ 6.2

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

Michel works there manically solving people's problems over the phone. He is about to tie the knot with his girl friend Isabelle, an airline hostess. She flies all over the world, ...

#3
It Boy

It Boy

2013★ 6.5

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

38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses ...

#4
Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Boyfriends and Girlfriends

1987★ 7.1

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

Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Léa, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Léa is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for ...

#5
My Old Lady

My Old Lady

2014★ 6.2

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

Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to ...

#6
Just to Be Sure

Just to Be Sure

2017★ 6.4

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

Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly...

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