Trading Places
1983USA★ 7.25.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
The Tuche Family
Les Tuche
2011FranceLanguage: frDirected by Olivier Baroux★ 6
Available in English: subtitled
Everyone in the village of Bouzolles knows the Tuche family, who live by the philosophy "Man is not made to work." Despite their lack of money, they strive to be happy... that is, until their hand-to-mouth existence is turned on its head. After winning the lottery, the Tuches get rich beyond their wildest dreams and move to Monaco. And while attempting to fit in in their swanky new homeland, they struggle to stay true to the same principles by which they've always lived.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywarmwhimsical
Pacing
episodicescalating
Story
journeycon deception
Emotion
belongingfiguring out who you arethe family you choose
Themes
class and moneyfamily dutycaught between worlds
Feel
crowd pleaserfun scaryrewatchable
Violence
noneWhere to watch
Hollywood films like The Tuche Family
If The Tuche Family hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Bridesmaids
2011USA★ 6.54 pt match
Both films sit with belonging, figuring out who you are, and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family duty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Office Space
1999USA★ 7.43 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and belonging. They share the same lens on class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.