Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009USA★ 7.84 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
No manches, Frida
2016MexicoLanguage: esDirected by Nacho G. Velilla★ 7.7
Available in English: subtitled
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedyabsurdistwarm
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
heistescapecon deception
Emotion
redemptionbelongingthe family you choose
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionspoverty
Feel
crowd pleaserfun scaryrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like No manches, Frida
If No manches, Frida hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Trading Places
1983USA★ 7.24 pt match
Like No manches, Frida, this one is rooted in the family you choose and redemption. They share the same lens on class and money, corrupt institutions, and poverty. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.54 pt match
Both films sit with belonging and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Superbad
2007USA★ 7.33.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: poverty. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987USA★ 7.33.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Office Space
1999USA★ 7.43.5 pt match
Both films sit with belonging and redemption. They share the same lens on class and money, corrupt institutions, and poverty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, episodic, and escalating.
The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.13.5 pt match
Both films sit with the family you choose and redemption. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
The Big Lebowski
1998USA★ 7.83 pt match
Both films sit with belonging. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, and episodic.