Movies like Turkish for Beginners: 20 to watch next
If you loved Turkish for Beginners (2012) — a comedy film directed by Bora Dağtekin — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Turkish for Beginners most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like island and airplane crash. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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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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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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Balls Up 2026★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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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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Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years 2025★ 7.1
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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Everything's Fifty Fifty 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Marion and Andi thought they were happily divorced until their old love unexpectedly reignites during a family vacation with their son Milan.
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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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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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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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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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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The Killer's Game 2024★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it's too late.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Desperate Living 1977★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
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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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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68 Kill 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
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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Over Your Dead Body 2026★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to "reconnect", but each has secret intentions to kill the other.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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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