15 Movies Like The Cabbage Soup
Loved The Cabbage Soup? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
One Wild Moment
Pierre, 44, contentedly divorced, takes his teen daughter to the Côte d'Azur along with his friend Jacques and Jacques' own teen daughter, Françoise. On the topless beaches of Saint-Tropez, Jacques and Pierre discuss marriage and being parents. Then, in a wild moment at a nighttime party, Françoise starts playing with Pierre, and one thing leads to another: they become lovers. After a couple of trysts, Pierre wants out, but Françoise declares her love for him and wants to tell her father about it. She does, but leaves out Pierre's name, so Jacques enlists Pierre's help in identifying who seduced his daughter. What will Pierre do?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Cabbage Soup.
The Intouchables
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
The Fifth Element
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
Marsupilami
David is tasked to deliver a mysterious package from South America, only to find out he is carrying a baby Marsupilami!
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
The Shrinking Man
Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will have to fight to survive in this banal environment that has become perilous. During this experience, Paul will find himself confronted with himself, with his humanity, and will try to answer the great questions of existence.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Cabbage Soup.
1001 Nights
Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
Amélie
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
It Takes Two To Tango
Antoine Toussaint is a famous, disillusioned 70 year-old crooner. On a train to Geneva where he plans to end his life, Antoine meets Victoire, a good-natured fan with a few loose wires. This unlikely encounter thwarts all Antoine’s plans, for better or worse!
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
Survive
A couple celebrates their son’s birthday in the middle of the ocean on their boat. A violent storm hits and it brings up hungry creatures from the depths and they fight for their survival.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
Home
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Cabbage Soup.
The Chorus
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.
It Boy
38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she realizes that he holds the key to her promotion.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Cabbage Soup.