Movies Like MTPP: The 8 O'Clock News
If you liked MTPP: The 8 O'Clock News (2022), a comedy and documentary movie directed by Zander Renzi, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014)
★ 6/10Also comedy and documentaryBad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the…
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Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and documentaryIn a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.
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Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and documentaryOne of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows. Filmed at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
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Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and documentaryComedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
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An Evening with Robin Williams (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and documentaryDeclared to be the funniest Robin Williams video made, this is a don't-miss comedy.
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Nitro Circus: The Movie (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and documentaryYou will see Travis Pastrana and the whole Nitro Circus crew perform some of the most ridiculous, awe-inspiring, and simply insane stunts ever caught on camera. Coming to you in three dimensional glory, it will feel…
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Jackass: The Lost Tapes (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and documentaryThe deleted scenes and additional stunts and sketches that originally were not presented in the original series.
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Jackass 3D (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and documentaryJohnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull…
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Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and documentaryKevin Hart serves up laughs and brick oven pizza from the comfort of his home, and dishes on male group chats, sex after 40 and life with COVID-19.
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Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2002)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and documentary2002 HBO Stand-up Special starring Robin Williams. Recorded and broadcast live from New York City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, this special finds the Oscar-winning…
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
★ 6/10Also comedy and documentaryThe comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also documentary and comedyWhat begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
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A Toxic Love Story (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also documentaryA string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
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Roger & Me (1989)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and comedyA documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
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Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and documentaryIn his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way.
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Biggie & Tupac (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also documentaryIn 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west rivalry. Nick…
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John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and documentaryArmed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former "SNL" writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton.
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McQueen (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also documentaryAlexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own…
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Jackass: Best and Last (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and documentaryThe fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.
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Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (2019)
★ 7/10Also comedy and documentaryForging his own comedic boundaries, Anthony Jeselnik revels in getting away with saying things others can't in this stand-up special shot in New York.