Movies like The Comedy: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Comedy (2012) — a comedy and drama film directed by Rick Alverson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Comedy most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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It Runs in the Family 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Madea Goes to Jail - The Play 2006★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of letting go, moving on, and forgiveness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Don't Think Twice 2016★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Good Half 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Chloe and Theo 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sometimes Always Never 2019★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Papadopoulos & Sons 2012★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Following his ruin in the latest banking crisis, a self-made millionaire reluctantly re-unites with his estranged freewheeling brother to re-open the abandoned fish and chip shop they shared in their youth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Best Man Down 2012★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roll Bounce 2005★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wild Oats 2016★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hard Sell 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Senior Hardy Buchanan struggles to keep up at an elite private school while caring for his unstable mother and raising money for surgery to save their beloved family dog. Desperate for cash, he teams up with a mysterious runaway to run an unconventional scheme targeting wealthy classmates. But as the plan spirals and Hardy’s feelings for classmate Lake deepen, he’s forced to decide what kind of person he wants to be.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Louis C.K.: Hilarious 2010★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
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.
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Where the Money Is 2000★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann McKay, has a plan of her own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Little Sister 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war.
Stream in India on Brew, Plex
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Wrong Cops 2013★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chang Can Dunk 2023★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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The Trip to Italy 2014★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foster 2011★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Porridge 1979★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now