Movies Like French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)

French Fried Vacation 2 is a 1979 comedy film from Patrice Leconte with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with French Fried Vacation and French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever.

Comedy

French Fried Vacation

1978

Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

6.6

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

Snowball Express

1972

When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they decide to try to fix it up and run it. But Martin Ridgeway, who wants the property, does everything he can to ensure it will fail.

6.7

MagicScore

Downhill Racer

1969

An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.

5.8

MagicScore

Chalet Girl

2011

While working a job at an exclusive ski resort to support her Dad, Kim learns to snowboard and is so good at it that she enters a competition with a huge cash prize. She has to dig deep to overcome her fears, but her life gets more complicated through her spoken-for boss, Jonny.

6.4

MagicScore

Snowroller

1985

Stig-Helmer takes another vacation with his norwegian friend Ole. This time it's time for a skiing vacation in the Alps. Of course, Stig-Helmer has never learnt downhill skiing, but he attends a ski school. And together they manage to charm two women also on vacation.

6.2

MagicScore

Sister

2012

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

6.7

MagicScore

One Winter Proposal

2019

Cara and Ben return to the resort where they fell in love a year earlier. They invite her friend Megan, hoping she'll reconnect with Ben's friend Sean, now the resort's doctor. During the trip Cara finds a jewelry receipt, leading her to expect a proposal from Ben, but a misunderstanding may ice his plan.

6.8

MagicScore

Two Scent's Worth

1955

A crook disguises a cat as a skunk to scare people out of a bank. Soon after, great lover Pepé Le Pew sees her and the chase is on through the French Alps.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Deerskin

2019

A man's obsession with owning the designer deerskin jacket of his dreams leads him to turn his back on his humdrum life in the suburbs, blow his life savings, and even turn him to crime.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Just Married

2003

Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly swept off their feet after their first meeting. They quickly fall in love and plan to get married, despite opposition from Sarah's uptight, rich family. After their wedding, the happy couple sets off - with the highest of hopes and ideals about love and marriage - on what they expect will be the perfect honeymoon in Italy. Thanks to a relentless string of bad luck with one disaster after another, and an impromptu visit from Sarah's wealthy one-time ex-lover Peter Prentiss, the newlyweds experience the honeymoon from hell that tests the limits of their young love. Is it worth throwing away their love and marriage?

5.8

MagicScore

#12

Better Off Dead...

1985

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004

Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a gorgeous co-worker Rebecca and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver - claiming to be a reformed man - they have a short dalliance, and she is arrested at the airport and temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling before Mark, seemingly indifferent, comes to the rescue.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Hit the Ice

1943

After Flash Fulton and Weejie McCoy take pictures of a bank robbery, they're lured to the mountain resort hideout of the robbers, where they meet an old friend and his band.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Force Majeure

2014

While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Getting There

2002

Taylor and Kylie Hunter are sweet sixteen and licensed to drive. Grab a seat in their classic Mustang convertible as they set out on their very first road trip, to the Winter Games in Utah. Cute outfits, even cuter guys. And all kinds of friends along the way. But watch for Olympic-size detours. Will they ever make it to the velvet-smooth ski slopes and posh Stein Ericksen Lodge at Deer Valley and the big-air snowboarding at Park City? Will they be on time for the Winter Games? See for yourself why half the fun is getting there.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

Who Killed Santa Claus?

1941

A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Downhill

2020

Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

House of Voices

2004

In 1958, in the French Alp, the young servant Anna Jurin arrives in Saint Ange Orphanage to work with Helena while the orphans moved to new families. Anna, who is secretly pregnant, meets the last orphan, Judith, left behind because of her mental problems, and they become closer when Anna find that Judith also hear voices and footsteps of children.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975

One year before the Olympics, Jill Kinmont, an 18-year-old skiing champion, suffers a fall during competition and is left paralyzed. With her life now completely altered, she undergoes an exhausting fight to regain some of what she has lost.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like French Fried Vacation 2?

The top films similar to French Fried Vacation 2 by MovieMagicScore are French Fried Vacation (6.6), French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (4.1), Snowball Express (6.7). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is French Fried Vacation 2 worth watching?

French Fried Vacation 2 holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 1,235 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is French Fried Vacation 2?

French Fried Vacation 2 (1979) is a comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Thierry Lhermitte, Michel Blanc, Christian Clavier.

Where can I find more recommendations like French Fried Vacation 2?

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 2

This ranked list pairs French Fried Vacation 2 (1979), 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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