Top 20 movies like Jo
Top 20 Movies like Jo
- 1. The Little Bather
- 2. Hibernatus
- 3. The Gendarme Takes Off
- 4. Fantôme avec chauffeur
- 5. Death in the Garden
- 6. An Eye for an Eye
- 7. Monte Carlo or Bust!
- 8. Our Willi Is the Best
- 9. Jo's Boy
- 10. Rob the Bank
- 11. The Tattoo
- 12. Pouic-Pouic
- 13. The Exchange Student
- 14. Perched on a Tree
- 15. The Gunfighter
- 16. Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's
- 17. Oscar
- 18. My Best Fiend
- 19. Silent Movie
- 20. Delusions of Grandeur
1. The Little Bather (Le Petit Baigneur)
Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires in yet another tantrum his designer André Castagnier, not realizing that man is his only chance to land a vital contract with the Italian magnate Marcello Cacciaperotti. So he has to find him at his extremely rural birthplace in 'la France profonde', which proves a torturous odyssey for the spoiled rich man; when he does get there his torment is far from over: the country bumpkin refuses to resume his slavish position now the shoe is on the other foot, so Fourchaume is dragged along in the boorish family life, and at times unable to control his temper, which may cost him more credit then he painstakingly builds up...
It has an average vote of 6.681 on TMDB.
2. Hibernatus (Hibernatus)
The frozen body of Paul Fournier is discovered in Greenland where he had disappeared during a scientific expedition in 1905. Perfectly conserved he is brought back to life in the 1960s. His descendants take care of him: to spare him the cultural shock they behave so to make believe it's 1905 and they are his cousins, uncle...
It has an average vote of 6.761 on TMDB.
3. The Gendarme Takes Off (Le Gendarme en balade)
The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't even allowed to do the simple works. But when one of the clique suffers from amnesia after an accident, all of the others reunite and kidnap him, to take him on a tour to their old working places and through their memories. In their old uniforms they turn St. Tropez upside down.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
4. Fantôme avec chauffeur (Fantôme avec chauffeur)
A chauffeur for a corrupt CEO, and a few hours later, his boss himself, are killed by the industrialist's associate. But their ghosts remain on Earth, and they try to tell the millionaire's teenage son the identity of the killer.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
5. Death in the Garden (La Mort en ce jardin)
In a remote Amazon jungle village, a group of angry diamond prospectors revolt when the local government undertakes a violent crackdown.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
6. An Eye for an Eye
A former bounty hunter teams up with a younger one, to track down and kill the wanted gang leader who murdered his wife and little boy.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Monte Carlo or Bust!
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
8. Our Willi Is the Best (Unser Willi ist der Beste)
(Unser Willi ist der Beste)
It has an average vote of 6.167 on TMDB.
9. Jo's Boy (Le Fils à Jo)
Grandson of a legendary rugby player, son of a legendary rugby player, and he himself a legendary rugby player, Jo Canavero raises his only son, Tom, in a small village in the Tarn region. To the great displeasure of Jo, thirteen-year-old Tom is as good at math as he is useless on the rugby field. For a Canavero, the legend can't stop there, even if it means setting up a rugby team specifically for Tom, despite the wishes of the whole village and of Tom himself.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Rob the Bank (Faites sauter la banque!)
Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him to return the 'favor' and rob the bank, teaming up with the whole family as they were all duped. Even for professionals such an enterprise -he decides to dig a tunnel- is quite demanding, but for simple commoners it's daunting, as they also have their personal downsides; thus Victor's wife has a most unwelcome tendency to blurt out the truth, even to the grumpy local copper: a crazy risk when you need to keep a criminal plan secret.
It has an average vote of 6.479 on TMDB.
11. The Tattoo (Le Tatoué)
An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.
It has an average vote of 6.458 on TMDB.
12. Pouic-Pouic (Pouic-Pouic)
Léonard Monestier owns a large fortune, alas his wife Cynthia made a bad investment in a worthless oil concession. Far from letting this get him down, Léonard decides to find a sucker to buy this concession from him. Right on cue appears Antoine Brévin, a befuddled billionaire who is very interested in Léonard's beautiful daughter Patricia and would do anything to win her hand...
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
13. The Exchange Student (Les Grandes Vacances)
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
14. Perched on a Tree (Sur Un Arbre Perché)
Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes by Henri and its occupants on the top of a pine tree onto the side of a cliff.
It has an average vote of 5.221 on TMDB.
15. The Gunfighter
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
It has an average vote of 7.199 on TMDB.
16. Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's (Viens chez moi, j’habite chez une copine)
Guy is fired from is job, and asks to stay with his friend and his girlfriend in their apartment. The longer he stays, the more disaster he creates.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
17. Oscar (Oscar)
This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is full of comedy or errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema.
It has an average vote of 7.349 on TMDB.
18. My Best Fiend (Mein liebster Feind)
A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
19. Silent Movie
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. Delusions of Grandeur (La Folie des grandeurs)
Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.
It has an average vote of 7.432 on TMDB.
