Movies like The French Minister: 20 to watch next
If you loved The French Minister (2013) — a comedy film directed by Bertrand Tavernier — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The French Minister most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
A year after Animals, Ricky Gervais comes back with his second stand up comedy tour: Politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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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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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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Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years 2025★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Accident Man 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Horse's Mouth 1958★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Plex Channel, Plex
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Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer 2024★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
Jimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ali G, Aiii 2000★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
Ali G, Aiii, is a 100 minute compilation of the highlights of Da Ali G Show, plus 30 minutes of unseen and uncensored material that was too hardcore for TV.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hard to Die 1990★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes 2009★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Jimmy Carr delivers more of his cynical take on life's little absurdities in his trademark deadpan style in this live stand-up release. Jimmy unleashes his rapid-fire joke-telling and razor-sharp wit on topics ranging from religion and sex, to bullying and political correctness. Those brave enough to heckle are quickly put in their place by an array of colourful if brutal put-downs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself 2006★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
A recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns. Starring his six main characters, from Bubba Jay, a Nascar-obsessed hick, to Peanut, a flamboyant gay monkey, Dunham’s puppets have dirty but inoffensive senses of humor that mock the American Dream.
Stream in India on Plex
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Who Is Cletis Tout? 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jimmy Carr: Stand Up 2005★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
Jimmy Carr returns with a brand new live stand-up DVD. Recorded live at London's Bloomsbury theatre, Jimmy unleashes brand new material upon his audience that is just too rude for TV, taking his dry and sardonic wit and delightfully crafted jokes to a whole new level
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Year 01 1973★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high productivity. The population decides on a number of resolutions beginning with "We stop everything" and the second "After a total downtime will be revived-reluctantly-that the services and products including lack will prove intolerable. Probably: water to drink, electricity for reading at night, the TSF to say "This is not the end of the world, this is an 01, and now a page of Celestial Mechanics". The implementation of these resolutions is the first day of a new era, Year 01. The Year 01 is emblematic of the challenge of the 1970s and covers such diverse topics as ecology, negation of authority, free love, communal living, rejection of private property and labor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday 2022★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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L'Amour flou 2018★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Romane and Philippe separate. After 10 years together, two children and a dog, they do not love each other anymore. They give birth to a "separation": two separate apartments, communicating only through the room of their children.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now