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Aida: The Movie (2026)
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Original name: Aída y vuelta
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
'Aída y vuelta' deals with the filming of an episode of the series with storylines that take place both within the fiction with the characters of 'Aída' and outside of it with the actors themselves and their relationships, which reflects on topics such as the limits of comedy, the work of a comedian and fame.
Style:
mockumentary, meta, metafiction
Plot:
actor, behind the scenes, fame, nostalgia, adaptation, friendship, celebrity, legacy, satire, reflection, television studio, bittersweet, realism, identity, improv, film within a film, reunion
Place:
madrid
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Most similar movies to Aida: The Movie
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out mockumentary, satirical, captivating and meta films with plots about satire, friendship, behind the scenes, nostalgia, identity, bittersweet and urban mostly in Comedy and Horror genres. Some movies like Aida: The Movie: Return of the Jackalope (2006), Machi Action (2013), Crossing Over (2017), Polski film (2012), A Blessing in Disguise (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Story:
Mockumentary about a producer who attempts to reunite the cast and crew of the horror B-movie, "Curse of the Jackalope," for a 10-year reunion screening.
Style:
mockumentary, meta, indie film, satirical, dark comedy ...
Plot:
found footage, film industry, behind the scenes, satire, nostalgia, ambition, media circus, casting, bittersweet, reconciliation, small town, road trip ...
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
What happens when a costumed universal space hero is put out to pasture? Or, rather, the actor portraying him is?
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, satire, actor, showbiz, personal growth, coping, washed up star, identity, lifestyle change, friends, changing lives ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A frustrated Agent submits eight actors to audition for the next big Hollywood Movie. Potential career breaks for them and a large payday for her. How will they fair against two LA Casting Directors and the movie's unusual premise?
Style:
indie film, meta, dark comedy
Plot:
audition, actor, hollywood, film industry, dream, agent, ambition, showbiz, aspiration, casting, satire, rejection ...
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic, Poland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
“The fact that I’m playing myself doesn’t mean that it’s me.” Four old schoolmates, today well-known Czech actors (Pavel Liška, Tomáš Matonoha, Josef Polášek and Marek Daniel), decide to make a movie together. Their ambitious ...
Style:
mockumentary, art house, melancholic, ironic, existential ...
Plot:
behind the scenes, film set, identity, midlife crisis, friendship, intimate, experimental narrative, bittersweet, financial problem, claustrophobia, language barrier, schizophrenic ...
Place:
czech republic
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Tofigh-e Ejbari is a day-in-the-life of a superstar, Reza, and all the pluses and minuses that such degree of fame brings with it in terms of dealing with friends, family, fans and general public.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, comedy drama
Plot:
fame, celebrity culture, showbiz, character study, fan culture, privacy invasion, slice of life, relationships, introspection, intimate, modern life, realism ...
Place:
tehran, iran, persia
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Gail Mancuso film.
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, hollywood, television, fictional reality show, television studio, behind the scenes, satire, surveillance, filmmaking, ambition, confined, improv ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two of the most popular Serbian actors discover a script that they immediately want to work on, forgetting that creating in Serbia isn't as easy as it seems.
Style:
independent film, meta, black comedy, mockumentary
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, film industry, behind the scenes, creative process, filmmaking, compromise, social commentary, ambition, actor, casting, irreverent ...
Place:
serbia, eastern europe
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
Style:
sketch comedy, parody, cult classic, surreal, fast paced ...
Plot:
satire, variety show, nostalgia, sketch, camp, deadpan, political satire, behind the scenes, joke, impersonation, entertainment, social satire ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sasan and Bahram are back to Iran and Alice is with them too. Babak's father and Sasan's mother come to airport to take them home but they don't know that they are married. Meanwhile Bahram takes the wrong suitcase which lead them to ...
Style:
lighthearted, buddy comedy, fast paced, slapstick, meta ...
Plot:
friendship, misadventure, road trip, escapism, young adult, identity, fish out of water, mistaken identity, families, family drama, getting home, satire ...
Place:
iran, persia
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Alan Partridge attempts a celebrity travelogue around his beloved Norwich.
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, captivating, entertaining, ironic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, comedian, travel, celebrity, journey, deadpan, travelogue, character study, celebrity culture, media satire, voice over narration, small town life ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A director and his crew attempt to make the transition from the small to the big screen.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, humorous, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
film industry, ambition, satire, behind the scenes, humour, filmmaking, silly humor, filmmaker, irreverent, media satire, compromise, urban ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jesús Quesada, an incompetent executive, is appointed as the new director of a company in decline whose survival will now depend on both the ingenuity and ambition of his former colleagues.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, funny, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, farce, retirement, office politics, employer employee relationship, workplace situations, coworker, workplace, co worker co worker relationship, dark humor, scheming, absurd humor ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Chile
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Stefan Kramer, struggles with a deep family feud and the anger of well-known politicians and national celebrities. The comedian then faces his own ghosts and has to resort to friendship and humor to recover his love and his family.
Style:
satirical, emotional, heartfelt, romantic, mockumentary
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
celebrity, fame, comedian, male female relationship, family relations, love story, relationships, love affair, married couple, supportive spouse, love interest, lifestyle change ...
Place:
santiago chile
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film Sunday League is set just before the beginning of the TV series Okresni prebor (2010)). The film's story takes us back in time to Houslice and everything is once again centered around the local Slavoj football club, its players, ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious, emotional ...
Plot:
football, football team, satire, coach, football player, soccer, professional sports, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, sport team, sporting event, heart attack ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, central europe
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Join schlock impresario Francis Gordon as his intrepid crew attempt to shoot an impromptu monster movie in the three days left over from the film they’ve just wrapped. From the Saul Bass opening title homage to its highly authentic, comic ...
Style:
independent film, retro, grindhouse, meta, horror comedy ...
Plot:
filmmaking, respect, creature feature, camp, behind the scenes, irreverent, amateur, tribute, satire, recovery, small town, group ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sequel of He's in Army Now. The film has received four awards at the Antalya Golden Orange.
Style:
lighthearted, realistic, emotional
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, trouble, aspiration, social commentary, satire, nostalgia, identity, midlife crisis, urban, career change, everyday life, rivalry ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Sequel to Dudes (2001). After 20 years, follows some of the initial characters as they show they haven't changed and their lives are almost the same, while featuring a new generation of kids who are trying to make it through.
Style:
comedy drama, realistic
Plot:
friendship, nostalgia, male friendship, bittersweet, slice of life, generation gap, urban, midlife crisis, irony, social commentary, melancholy, identity ...
Place:
serbia, belgrade, romania, vienna
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Portugal
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bruno Aleixo was invited to write a biopic about his own life. Lacking ideas, he decided to ask his closest friends for inspiration. Reunited in a cafe, each of his friends suggests a different idea, more or less biographical.
Style:
meta, mockumentary, absurd, surreal, indie film ...
Plot:
biopic, autobiography, satire, irreverent, identity, creative block, friendship, internet culture, cinema, dark humor, cafe, flashback ...
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
1996, Bruno publishes his first novel. He is critically acclaimed and is seen as the french John Fante. Twenty years later, Bruno is soon 50 and has not published anything since. He is single, has no children and lives with a young Femen as a ...
Style:
independent film, melancholic, existential, art house, psychological ...
Plot:
writers, midlife crisis, character study, creative block, loneliness, identity, literary, realism, aging, introspection, bittersweet, intimate ...
Time:
90s, 2010s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 32 min.
Story:
When actor David Harbour finds lost footage of his father's disastrous televised stage play of a literary classic, he uncovers shocking family secrets.
Style:
enigmatic, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, meta ...
Plot:
frankenstein, satire, theater, stage play, actor's life, eccentric family, research, family secret, father and son, actor, lifestyle, father son relationship ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Flora and Victor are fun, modern, caring parents. That is, until they decide to get a divorce, and the perfect job opportunity turns up for them. They now have one problem: custody.
Style:
satirical, feel good, funny, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
custody battle, child custody, divorce, satire, social satire, family problems, family relations, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, parents and children, parenting, dark humor ...
Similarity:
46%
108
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Farce about the casting of a gay actor in a gay role on a television series which had previously been played by a straight man. When the original star of a fictional gay-themed action series called "Espionage" unexpectedly dies, network ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, light, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot:
satire, celebrity, actor, fame, gay, farce, talent agent, gay interest, concierge, mormon, cyclist, cell phone ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Saturday Night Live (1975) began as an experimental sketch comedy show, and became an American institution. Five decades later, special guests and some of the original cast members unite with the current cast to celebrate.
Style:
sketch comedy, parody, fast paced, political comedy
Plot:
celebration, satire, variety show, nostalgia, tribute, irreverent, improv, behind the scenes, television, social satire, anniversary, political satire ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece, West Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"Arpa-colla" in Greek literally means "Grab and stick", a phrase used to show something that has been done quickly and therefore isn't good enough. This is what the 2 main heroes of the film are doing. The one is a ...
Style:
independent film, parody, experimental
Plot:
film industry, satire, filmmaking, ambition, behind the scenes, creative block, surrealism, social commentary, friendship, improv, collaboration, chaos ...
Time:
80s
Place:
greece, athens greece, ancient greece
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Kenichi Endo, Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Susumu Terajima, Yutaka Matsushige and Ken Mitsuishi all receive offers to take part in a big budget drama series with a famous lead actor and world famous director. To study their roles and relationships, ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, funny, feel good ...
Plot:
actor, slice of life, satire, house, behind the scenes, actor's life, humour, movie actor, living together, film industry, character study, conflict ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
41%
141
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
There's a reason God created day jobs.
Style:
mockumentary, absurd, dark comedy, independent film, fake documentary
Plot:
audition, competition, behind the scenes, satire, humiliation, deadpan, improv, bittersweet, urban, voice over narration, bare butt, unfaithfulness ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A group of friends attempts to make a 'halal' film that conforms to the guidelines and descriptions of an Islamic organization which they are a part of.
Style:
entertaining, light, captivating, funny, meta ...
Plot:
filmmaking, religious, religion, filmmaker, couples, social commentary, friendship, marriage, satire, ethical dilemma, faith based, compromise ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A family is on holiday in 1991 when their teenage daughter decides to elope with her boyfriend. Their parents travel forward in time to 2022 and see how much Spain has changed in three decades.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, comedy drama ...
Plot:
satire, time travel, family relations, travel, sent to the future, relationships, parenthood, time jump, lifestyle, changing the past or future, husband wife relationship, family life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, italy
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
For four decades comic genius Mel Brooks and talk show king Dick Cavett have partnered to give the world scintillating conversation and sidesplitting humor. In 2010 they reunited on stage to share show business memories and hilarious stories for ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
showbiz, artists and showbiz, interview, talk show, celebrity, humour, friendship, theater, live performance, nostalgia, improv, behind the scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ageing artist in the twilight of his career, Fermín's hand has started to shake. On the brink of financial ruin, he will have to move into the studio he shares with his friend Javier de Juan in an old garage, to which his son Pablo, also a ...
Style:
art house, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
painting, father son relationship, family drama, character study, creative process, legacy, surrealism, financial ruin, bittersweet, introspection, identity, symbolism ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
38%
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