Movies Like The Man with the Balloons

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Ape Woman

1964·1h 32m·★ 7.3·Marco Ferreri

2 shared crewDir. Marco FerreriDP: Aldo Tonti

La Grande Bouffe

1973·2h 10m·★ 7.0·Marco Ferreri

Both star Marcello Mastroianni & Ugo TognazziDir. Marco Ferreri

The Conjugal Bed

1963·1h 32m·★ 6.9·Marco Ferreri

Both star Ugo Tognazzi & Gian Luigi PolidoroDir. Marco Ferreri

Don't Touch the White Woman!

1974·1h 48m·★ 6.1·Marco Ferreri

Both star Marcello Mastroianni & Ugo TognazziDir. Marco Ferreri

The Harem

1967·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Marco Ferreri

Both star William Berger & Ugo TognazziDir. Marco Ferreri

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

1976·1h 57m·★ 6.6·Ettore Scola

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The Monsters

1963·2h 3m·★ 7.4·Dino Risi

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The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964·1h 35m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

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Pleasantville

1998·2h 4m·★ 7.5·Gary Ross

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Nashville

1975·2h 40m·★ 7.6·Robert Altman

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Spaceballs

1987·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Mel Brooks

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Sorry to Bother You

2018·1h 52m·★ 6.9·Boots Riley

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

1996·1h 13m·★ 7.1·Jim Mallon

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Wifemistress

1977·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Marco Vicario

Both star Marcello Mastroianni & William Berger

Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens

1979·1h 33m·★ 5.4·Russ Meyer

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Liberty's Secret

2016·1h 38m·★ 5.0·Andy Kirshner

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The Audience

1972·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Marco Ferreri

Starring Ugo TognazziDir. Marco Ferreri

The Wedding March

1966·1h 23m·★ 6.7·Marco Ferreri

Starring Ugo TognazziDir. Marco Ferreri

How Good Is The Man with the Balloons?

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