Movies like Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special: 20 to watch next
If you loved Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special (2016) — a comedy film directed by Riki Lindhome and Jeremy Konner — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like woman director. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Lions Love 1969★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
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Mr. Roosevelt 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs.
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Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles features Silverman taking aim at such subjects as cell-phone porn, crazy religions, specialty deodorants, terrible roommates, eyebrow waxing, her 19-year-old dog, Obama and Republicans, having babies, Pixar movies, the miracle of existence, and more.
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Adam Sandler: Love You 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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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Ali Wong: Single Lady 2024★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ricky Gervais: Mortality 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Can Taylor Tomlinson have it all? From dating woes to dream jobs to inventive dirty talk, she shares life's ups and downs in this stand-up comedy special.
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Die, Mommie, Die! 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.
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Ricky Gervais: Armageddon 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
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Dave Chappelle: The Closer 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight — and get a few things off his chest.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Louis C.K.: Oh My God 2013★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
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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.
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Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery 2017★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Norm Macdonald delivers sly, deadpan observations from an older — and perhaps even wiser — point of view in this special.
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Pretty Persuasion 2005★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
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Wet Hot American Summer 2001★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.
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Soul Men 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
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.
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Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
In her first comedy special post-health scare, Sarah Silverman shares a mix of fun facts, sad truths and yeah-she-just-went-there moments.
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Oh, Hello on Broadway 2017★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.
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Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life 2018★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
Stream in India on Netflix