Movies Like Common Wealth (2000)

Common Wealth is a 2000 comedy, crime, thriller film from Álex de la Iglesia with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ran and Our Folks.

Comedy Crime Thriller

Ran

1985

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

8.0

MagicScore

Our Folks

1967

Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by accident on two neighboring farms.

7.8

MagicScore

Flodder 3

1995

Back from their trip abroad, the family must meet the people of the neighborhood while preparing for the 25th anniversary of Zonnedael. Ma falls in love with a bum that is not exactly what he seems to be.

5.7

MagicScore

Jungle Book

1942

Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.

6.3

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Rapine

1975

Two humble indigenous woodcutters discover the wreckage of a plane that has crashed at the top of the mountains and decide to steal the belongings of all the occupants killed in the accident.

7.3

MagicScore

Jean de Florette

1986

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

7.7

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Cop au Vin

1985

Unorthodox detective Jean Lavardin is called to a provincial French town after a prank turns deadly.

6.1

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The Haunted Mansion

2003

Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner, Edward Gracey, who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, a torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands them with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen.

5.7

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Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005

A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Herbie Rides Again

1974

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

French Twist

1995

After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

American Beauty

1999

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

The Paradise of Thorns

2024

When his partner Sek dies, Thongkam loses his property to his late love's eager family and must fight to reclaim the home they built together.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

May Fools

1990

An eccentric family is re-united during the 1968 general strike in France, after the death of the grandmother.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

The Ruling Class

1972

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Saint-Jacques… La Mecque

2005

Three siblings who detest each other and hiking must complete together a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in order to be eligible to inherit their mother's wealth.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

1970

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Estate

2022

Down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey and her fickle sister Savanna attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt Hilda in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Rabid Grannies

1988

A large family gathers in the country side for their very elderly grannies' birthday. One gift happens to be from their ostracized, black sheep nephew, and upon opening it, the two loveable grannies turn into rabid, flesh-eating monsters.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Common Wealth?

The top films similar to Common Wealth by MovieMagicScore are Ran (8.0), Our Folks (7.8), Flodder 3 (5.7). Each shares comedy/crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Common Wealth worth watching?

Common Wealth holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 332 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Common Wealth?

Common Wealth (2000) is a comedy, crime, thriller film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, starring Carmen Maura, Eduardo Antuña, María Asquerino.

Where can I find more recommendations like Common Wealth?

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About movies like Common Wealth

This ranked list pairs Common Wealth (2000), a comedy and crime and thriller film from Álex de la Iglesia, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Carmen Maura 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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