Movies like Department Store: 20 to watch next
If you loved Department Store (1986) — a comedy film directed by Castellano and Pipolo — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Department Store most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Who's Minding the Store? 1963★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger 2008★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The New Monsters 1977★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
A collection of dark-humoured vignettes, including tales of a cardinal with a liberal congregation, a motorist and a hitchhiker, mentally challenged tramps, parents contemplating their daughter's participation in a pornographic film, and a conniving husband.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.
Stream in India on Netflix
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How to Irritate People 1969★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fun with Dick and Jane 1977★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thunderstruck 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen 1976★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ziegfeld Follies 1945★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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After the Ball 2015★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Cadet Kelly 2002★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry 2016★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Boris: The Film 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A director and his crew attempt to make the transition from the small to the big screen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fantozzi 1975★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Con Artists 1976★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip, it is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, who escapes. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He succeeds and the two join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicated when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.
Stream in India on Plex
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Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
Comic Nate Bargatze touches on air travel, cheap weddings, college football, chocolate milk and the perils of ordering coffee in this stand-up special.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Most Beautiful Day in the World 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Marquis of Grillo 1981★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Three Stooges 2012★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the only home they've ever known to close, the trio sets out to raise $830,000 in one month. Out in the world for the very first time, the three innocent bumblers become embroiled in a murder plot and find stardom on a TV reality show.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dennis the Menace 1993★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now