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10 Best Movies Like Pappa ante Portas

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

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#1
Ödipussi

Ödipussi

1988‱★ 6.9

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

Paul Winkelmann is the CEO of a successful business in Hamburg that he took over after the death of his father eight years ago. But he is still strongly dominated by his 78 year ol...

#2
Nowhere in Africa

Nowhere in Africa

2001‱★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pappa ante Portas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circ...

#3
The Punch Bowl

The Punch Bowl

1944‱★ 7.2

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

Writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life experience since he was home schooled....

#4
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen

Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen

1994‱★ 6.0

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

The two twelve-year-old girls Charlotte Palfy and Louise Kröger meet on a language trip to Scotland and discover that they are twins who were separated shortly after birth. Charlot...

#5
The Foster Boy

The Foster Boy

2011‱★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pappa ante Portas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Switzerland, 1955. The young orphan Max is sent as a foster child and contracted to work for the Bösiger family who lives on a farm. His foster parents treat him like a workhorse w...

#6
Loriot's 80th Birthday

Loriot's 80th Birthday

2003‱★ 9.0

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

TV special that aired in 2003 to celebrate Loriot’s 80th birthday. It features classic sketches, interviews, and tributes to his career....