Movies like David Brent: Life on the Road: 20 to watch next
If you loved David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) — a comedy and music film directed by Ricky Gervais — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of David Brent: Life on the Road most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like office, tour bus and cringe. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Soul Men 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Music
Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bo Burnham: Make Happy 2016★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy, Music
Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Eenie Meanie 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Music
Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Office Space 1999★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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CB4 1993★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Music
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.
Stream in India on Netflix
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UHF 1989★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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The After Party 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Music
When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Fanboys 2009★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes 2022★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy, Music
Exactly one year after the release of the one man show, "Bo Burnham: Inside" (made in one room, by one person, throughout the pandemic,) comes a series of unseen outtakes, deleted scenes, alternative versions of songs, and new songs unused from the special.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now 2018★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
The gleefully irreverent Jefferies skewers “grabby” celebrities, political hypocrisy and his own ill-advised career moves in a brash stand-up special.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Music
The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Mighty Wind 2003★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Music
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bill Burr: Paper Tiger 2019★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Waiting for Guffman 1997★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Music
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ricky Gervais: Humanity 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.
Stream in India on Netflix
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In the Loop 2009★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now