Movies Like How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman is a 1971 adventure, comedy, history film from Nelson Pereira dos Santos with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Macunaima and Edge of the World.

Adventure Comedy History

Macunaima

1969

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.

6.8

MagicScore

Edge of the World

2021

Sarawak, in the northeast of the island of Borneo, 1839. Almost by chance, the British adventurer James Brooke is appointed rajah by the Sultan of Brunei, and as an independent ruler he embarks on a personal crusade to eradicate piracy, slavery and headhunting, while trying to curb the malevolent expansionist ambitions of the British Empire.

5.6

MagicScore

Black God, White Devil

1964

Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.

7.1

MagicScore

Cinema Novo

2016

A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main authors, who invented, in the early 1960s, a new way of making movies in Brazil, with a political attitude, always near to people's problems, that combined art and revolution.

6.7

MagicScore

Compulsion

1959

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

7.1

MagicScore

Everybody Wants Some!!

2016

A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

6.4

MagicScore

White Squall

1996

In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about to get some unexpected instruction in survival when they get caught in the clutches of a white squall storm.

6.3

MagicScore

Magic Mike

2012

Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

6.2

MagicScore

The Guns

1964

A group of armed soldiers is sent to the Northeast of Brazil in an attempt to stop a famine-struck population from invading and stealing a food deposit in the dry backlands. While the alienation and insanity of people driven to hallucination by their latent hunger is conducted by the predictions of a religious figure, a truck driver observes the situation and remains torn between his friendship with the soldiers and his revolt against the lack of government action in fighting the misery that lingers over the region.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Barren Lives

1963

In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of Brazil during the drought. A family in the search of new hope and destiny.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Entranced Earth

1967

Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Stop! That! Train!

2026

Best friends and train stewardesses Tess and DeeDee trade their dreary shifts on the Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. However, when a catastrophic Stormaganza threatens to crash the high-speed train into Celebration, Florida, the duo in coach must join forces with the snobby first-class attendants, a hot but dimwitted co-conductor, and fabulous US President Judy Gagwell to save the day.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Antonio das Mortes

1969

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

When the Party's Over

1993

Three women and a gay man in their 20s share a house in Los Angeles; try to find love and happiness - often at the expense of their well-being and friendships. Artist Amanda is trying to make it on the gallery scene, while aspiring actor Banks attempts to hit it big in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Frankie has an emotionally draining yet rewarding job as a social worker, but would be shattered to know that her roommate M.J. is sleeping with her boyfriend.

4.7

MagicScore

#15

Enfant Terrible

2020

When 22-year-old Rainer Werner Fassbinder storms the stage of a small, progressive theatre in Munich 1967, and seizes the production without further ado, nobody suspects this brazen young rebel to become one of the most important post-war German filmmakers. Despite early setbacks, many of his films breakout at the most renowned films festivals and polarise audience, critics and filmmakers alike. His radical views and self-exploitation, as well as his longing for love, have made him one of the most fascinating film directors of this time.

4.3

MagicScore

#16

Hard Boiled

1992

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Rebels of the Neon God

1994

In Taipei, revenge and love twist the paths of wayward youths.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Life

2015

In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026

Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

Coyote vs. Acme

2026

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman?

The top films similar to How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman by MovieMagicScore are Macunaima (6.8), Edge of the World (5.6), Black God, White Devil (7.1). Each shares adventure/comedy/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman worth watching?

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 42 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman?

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971) is a adventure, comedy, history film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, starring Arduíno Colassanti, Ana Maria Magalhães, Eduardo Imbassahy Filho.

Where can I find more recommendations like How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

This ranked list pairs How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971), a adventure and comedy and history film from Nelson Pereira dos Santos, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Arduíno Colassanti take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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