Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Macunaima

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

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Macunaima.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

1978★ 6.1

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

On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty....

#2
Black God, White Devil

Black God, White Devil

1964★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Macunaima for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come u...

#3
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986★ 7.2

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

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry ...

#4
Woman on Top

Woman on Top

2000★ 6.1

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

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special...

#5
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

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

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#6
The Clique

The Clique

2008★ 5.9

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

A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes....

Advertisement