Movies Like La gran familia (1962)

La gran familia is a 1962 comedy, drama, family film from Fernando Palacios with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Holiday.

Comedy Drama Family

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

6.2

MagicScore

Holiday

2018

Sascha, the young and beautiful trophy girlfriend of a Danish drug lord, arrives at his holiday villa in the seaside town of Bodrum, on the Turkish Riviera, where she is welcomed into his inner circle. Under the summer sun, she lives a carefree dream of luxury and fun until she meets Tomas, a Dutch traveler trying to discover himself.

5.4

MagicScore

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.

6.3

MagicScore

Journey Back to Christmas

2016

WWII has ended and Hanna is still grieving over her husband's disappearance. When the Christmas Comet appears for the first time in 70 years, Hanna is caught in a terrible storm and knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, she's in 2016.

6.4

MagicScore

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

2019

Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.

6.4

MagicScore

Christmas Song

2012

Romance blossoms between two music teachers who compete for the same job.

5.6

MagicScore

Little Miss Sunshine

2006

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

7.7

MagicScore

On Golden Pond

1981

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

7.2

MagicScore

The Christmas Secret

2014

While her life is falling apart, single mother Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

This Christmas

2007

This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Holiday in Handcuffs

2007

A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

Christmas in Love

2018

Ellie Hartman is an aspiring crafter working in her small town’s bakery making famous Christmas Kringles. When the new, big-city CEO Nick Carlingson visits the bakery, he arrives filled with modernization ideas destined to lay off many employees.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

Happiest Season

2020

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Boxing Day

2021

Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test as she discovers the world her fiancé has left behind.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Hope at Christmas

2018

Sydney Ragsdale, recently divorced, decides to spend Christmas in a house she inherited with her young daughter. As Sydney begins to spend more time at the local bookstore, she meets a teacher, Mac, who also fills in for the town Santa. Mac tries to make Christmas wishes come true, and this year Sydney is at the top of his ‘nice’ list. As a new opportunity with the bookstore unfolds, Mac helps Sydney open herself up to life, love, and believing in the spirit of Christmas again.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Return to Christmas Creek

2018

As Christmas approaches, Amelia Hughes, a career-focused Chicago app developer lacking in holiday spirit, returns to her small hometown of Christmas Creek to rediscover the meaning of Christmas. There, she reunites with her childhood best friend Mike and her estranged uncle Harry, whose mysterious rift with Amelia’s father divided her family during the holiday season when she was a child.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Road to Christmas

2018

Los Angeles television producer Maggie Baker unwittingly falls for Danny Wise, the son and former producer of his mother’s popular annual Christmas special Julia Wise Lifestyle. When Maggie’s secret plan to reunite Danny and his two brothers with Julia during the live broadcast in Vermont goes awry, Maggie is reminded that above all, it is the love for family and friends that makes the merriest of Christmas.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

It's Christmas, Eve

2018

Interim school superintendent Eve Morgan finds herself in a tough spot when she is assigned to shut down a school's failing music program and must come to terms with her musical past.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Marrying Father Christmas

2018

When Miranda Chester sets off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined her investigation would lead her to both the love of her life, Ian McAndrick, and the family she had always longed for, including Margaret Whitcomb and half-brother Peter Whitcomb. After her romantic engagement last Christmas, Miranda prepares for a Christmas wedding surrounded by this new family. While Miranda finalizes the details of her big day, Margaret forges a surprising romance with a friend from the past. Miranda’s wedding plans are quickly complicated when a mysterious visitor who claims to have ties to her late parents reaches out to her just days before her wedding. As Miranda’s wedding approaches, she must decide if she wants to spend one of the most momentous days of her life with this new family connection, and must carefully navigate the first steps into the next chapter of her life with Ian.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Christmas at Graceland

2018

Laurel, a Chicago-based business executive, travels to Memphis to secure one of the city's oldest family-owned banks. While in Memphis, Laurel reunites with old flame Clay, a local music promoter with loftier aspirations. Though Laurel tries to keep her eye on the prize of the business acquisition, Clay is very persuasive reminding her of the days when they were a performing duo on the brink of stardom. Now Laurel's focus turns to the home of the Blues and dreams of making music again.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like La gran familia?

The top films similar to La gran familia by MovieMagicScore are Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (6.2), Holiday (5.4), Cheaper by the Dozen (6.3). Each shares comedy/drama/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is La gran familia worth watching?

La gran familia holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 36 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is La gran familia?

La gran familia (1962) is a comedy, drama, family film directed by Fernando Palacios, starring Alberto Closas, Amparo Soler Leal, José Isbert.

Where can I find more recommendations like La gran familia?

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 La gran familia

This ranked list pairs La gran familia (1962), a comedy and drama and family film from Fernando Palacios, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Alberto Closas 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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