Movies Like Chouchou (2003)

Chouchou is a 2003 comedy film from Merzak Allouache with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Time to Leave and Sordid Lives.

Comedy

Time to Leave

2005

Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.

6.5

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Sordid Lives

2000

"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).

6.5

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Breakfast on Pluto

2005

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.

7.2

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La Cage aux folles

2011

"La Cage aux Folles" is a club which has a transvestite show, starring Zaza (whose real name Albin). It forms Renato old homosexual couple. The latter was previously a son, Laurent, who announces his future marriage with the daughter of a deputy. The meeting with the conservative politician is unavoidable ...

5.2

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The Iron Ladies

2000

A group of volleyball players, who are either transvestites or gay, form a team after they suffer discrimination and compete to win games amidst the hostility around them.

5.0

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My Wife's Name Is Maurice

2002

Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The mistress, meanwhile, has a jealous boyfriend, so when Georges dumps her, two people are angry with him. Add Georges' wife, who suspects the affair. The mistress calls Georges to say she's coming to tell his wife everything, so Georges asks Maurice, a stranger who's passing by, to pose as his wife and scare off the mistress. In this farce, nothing goes as Georges plans.

4.7

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Glen or Glenda

1953

A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a trans woman, the other of a pseudohermaphrodite.

4.6

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Three Nights a Week

2022

When young Baptiste meets Cookie Kunty, a young Parisian drag queen, he feels compelled to start a new photographic project.

6.8

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The Best Way to Walk

1976

In 1960, Marc and Philippe are counselors at a summer camp in the French countryside. One night, Marc finds Philippe dressed and made up as a woman, and from now on, he will keep on humiliating Philippe.

6.5

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#10

The Circle

2014

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

6.5

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#11

Lola and Billy the Kid

1999

Murat, a Turkish gay youth living in Berlin’s Turkish ghetto, decides to come out to his family. What he doesn’t know yet is that his family has even bigger secrets to hide.

6.4

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#12

Love, Simon

2018

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

8.0

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#13

Torch Song Trilogy

1988

Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.

7.3

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#14

Beautiful Thing

1996

Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, where three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

7.2

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#15

In the House

2012

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

7.2

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#16

The Wedding Banquet

1993

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.

7.2

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#17

Do It Like An Hombre

2017

Raúl, Eduardo and Santiago have led a happy and "straight" life since their childhood, until, one day, Santiago confesses to them that he is gay.

7.1

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#18

Handsome Devil

2017

A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.

7.0

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#19

Strawberry and Chocolate

1993

Set in 1979, following a young Communist man's relationship with a gay Catholic writer, exploring tolerance, inclusion, homophobia and challenging its Cuban audience with great humour. Based on the short story by Cuban writer Senel Paz.

7.0

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#20

Just Friends

2019

Joris is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad. Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to The Netherlands after living on his own. Joris and Yad spark an instant connection and decide they want to be more than “just friends,” but fear their families could threaten their relationship.

7.0

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Chouchou?

The top films similar to Chouchou by MovieMagicScore are Time to Leave (6.5), Sordid Lives (6.5), Breakfast on Pluto (7.2). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Chouchou worth watching?

Chouchou holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 465 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Chouchou?

Chouchou (2003) is a comedy film directed by Merzak Allouache, starring Gad Elmaleh, Alain Chabat, Claude Brasseur.

Where can I find more recommendations like Chouchou?

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 Chouchou

This ranked list pairs Chouchou (2003), a comedy film from Merzak Allouache, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Gad Elmaleh 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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