Movies Like French Fried Vacation (1978)

French Fried Vacation is a 1978 comedy film from Patrice Leconte with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with French Fried Vacation 2 and French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever.

Comedy

French Fried Vacation 2

1979

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.

7.3

MagicScore

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

2006

After the Club Med and skiing, what happened to the Bronzés 27 years later? Early response: the same, and worse.

4.1

MagicScore

In Bed

2005

It all begins at a party in Santiago, Chile, when a seemingly innocent gesture -- the offer of a ride home -- ends in a passionate night of lovemaking and intense conversation for young singles Bruno and Daniela. Shacked up at a flea-bitten motel for a one-night stand, the pair lingers deep into the night, alternating between powerful physical encounters and an ever-deepening emotional connection.

6.1

MagicScore

Made of Honor

2008

Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her 'maid' of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.

6.4

MagicScore

Rabbit Without Ears

2007

Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months, but is released on probation. But he has to work 300 hours for a local daycare center and meets Anna who has unfinished business with him.

6.1

MagicScore

Could This Be Love?

2007

Lucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.

6.3

MagicScore

People on Sunday

1930

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

7.2

MagicScore

Lolita

1962

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

7.3

MagicScore

The Man Who Loved Women

1977

At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Rumor Has It...

2005

Sarah Huttinger's return home with her fiance convinces her that the sedate, proper, country-club lifestyle of her family isn't for her – and that maybe the Huttinger family isn't even hers – as she uncovers secrets that suggest the Huttingers are neither sedate nor proper.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Cedar Rapids

2011

A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Uuno Epsanjassa

1985

Uuno Turhapuro is searching for a job and takes a correspondence course in tour guiding. Eventually he gets a job in a small travel agency and takes a group of Finnish tourists to Marbella, Spain. Unfortunately Uuno's father-in-law Tuura is in the group, too, with his wife and daughter, Uuno's wife Elisabet. Tuura tries to get a signature to an important paper from a minister who's having a holiday in the area. Meanwhile, Uuno just relaxes and enjoys the sun.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Dressed to Kill

1980

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Fatal Attraction

1987

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Alone

2004

Maria is a student at the university of Essen, Germany, living and working in a gray, unpleasant, and anonymous environment. While she has little problem finding someone for a one night stand, she rebuffs her lovers in such a rude way that they actually don't know what's going on. But what seems to be a negative attitude at first glance is in fact much worse: Maria is suffering from borderline syndrome, a serious psychotic disease that makes her fail to develop a continuous, reliable personality, from her own perspective as well as from the perspective of those she meets. Then one day, she bumps into Jan, a student who falls in love with her without delay. He's awaiting a hard time when he has to learn how hard it is to stay loyal and faithful to a person who, in her own words, "has a different world inside of her head" and who feels that "there is something inside of me that eats me up."

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Where the Truth Lies

2005

An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Before Midnight

2013

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

Room in Rome

2010

A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for Alba and Natasha, two sexy and recently acquainted women, to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

2 Nights Till Morning

2016

A one-night stand between two strangers without a mutual language in a foreign country takes an unexpected turn when an ash cloud from a volcano prevents all flights from taking off.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Stolen Kisses

1968

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like French Fried Vacation?

The top films similar to French Fried Vacation by MovieMagicScore are French Fried Vacation 2 (7.3), French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (4.1), In Bed (6.1). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is French Fried Vacation worth watching?

French Fried Vacation holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 921 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is French Fried Vacation?

French Fried Vacation (1978) is a comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot.

Where can I find more recommendations like French Fried Vacation?

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

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About movies like French Fried Vacation

This ranked list pairs French Fried Vacation (1978), a comedy film from Patrice Leconte, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Thierry Lhermitte 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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