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Movies that feel like Fala Sério, Mãe! (2017)

If you loved Fala Sério, Mãe!, the closest films we have are Paper Planes (2014), Alibi.com (2017) and English Vinglish (2012). All three share Fala Sério, Mãe!'s witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 4 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix and Brew and others, checked against today's data.

Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.

6.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Pedro Vasconceloswittyplayfulwarmcozy

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Paper Planes
2014 · dir. Robert Connolly
🍅 85%6.2comedy · family · drama

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Fala Sério, Mãe! does

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

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Alibi.com
2017 · dir. Philippe Lacheau
🍅 67%6.5comedy · family

The same mix in both: warmth, then comfort

Greg founded a company called Alibi.com that creates any type of alibi. With his associate, Augustin, and Medhi his new employee, they devise unstoppable stratagems and stagings to cover their clients. But meeting Flo, a pretty blonde who hates men who lie, will complicate Greg's life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activity. During the presentation to parents, Greg understands that Gérard, the father of Flo, is also one of their clients.

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English Vinglish
2012 · dir. Gauri Shinde
🍅 83%7.8comedy · drama · family

Comedy built on wit, twice over

In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

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The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
2017 · dir. Patrick Imbert
🍅 97%7.4family · animation · comedy

Playful family, and it commits to that

The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus.

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Tolo Tolo
2020 · dir. Checco Zalone
5.7comedy · drama · family

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.

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Just Another Christmas
2020 · dir. Roberto Santucci
6.7comedy · drama · fantasy

Both lean on comfort more than on family

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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A Letter to Momo
2012 · dir. Hiroyuki Okiura
🍅 80%7.2comedy · fantasy · animation

Witty comedy in both cases

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 47%6comedy · family

From the 2010s, and it lands the same way

Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

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Dangal
2016 · dir. Nitesh Tiwari
🍅 89%8.3drama · family · comedy

Both run warm where it counts

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

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Monica and Friends: Bonds
2019 · dir. Daniel Rezende
7.1family · adventure · comedy

Both work the same comfort

Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.

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Help! I'm a Fish
2000 · dir. Michael Hegner
6adventure · animation · comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

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Mr. Bean's Holiday
2007 · dir. Steve Bendelack
🍅 50%6.4family · comedy

The family is handled with the same confidence

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.

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