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10 Best Movies Like What a Life!

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

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#1
Sotto una buona stella

Sotto una buona stella

2014★ 5.8

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

A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, ...

#2
Dobbiamo parlare

Dobbiamo parlare

2015★ 5.9

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

Vanni and Linda live in a penthouse apartment for rent in the center of Rome. Vanni writes novels, Linda 'cooperates' to his novels. Between a vernissage and an exhibition of Basqu...

#3
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 Life! 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...

#4
I due carabinieri

I due carabinieri

1984★ 6.1

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

Two deadbeat friends barely pass the entrance exam for the Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, but love for the same woman gets in the way....

#5
I Won the New Year's Lottery

I Won the New Year's Lottery

1989★ 5.9

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

Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospective for his career, with a lot of debts and a mobster that want him died. Unexpectedly he win the national lottery (almost Eur 2...

#6
Totòtruffa '62

Totòtruffa '62

1961★ 7.6

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

Antonio, a former variety actor, keeps his daughter in an excellent boarding school by organizing small scams with his friend and colleague Felice. Commissioner Malvasia good-natur...

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