Movies Like Den politiske kannstöparen

If you liked Den politiske kannstöparen (1985), a comedy and history movie directed by Lars Löfgren, 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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Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and history
Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.
2
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and history
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home…
3
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and history
Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other, Charles and Claude Coupé, are poor and dim-witted. On the eve of the…
4
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy (2007)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and tv movie
Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now…
5
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
6
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and tv movie
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
7
Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
★ 7/10Also comedy and tv movie
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.
8
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and tv movie
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
9
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and tv movie
An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.
10
George Carlin: Back in Town (1996)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and tv movie
Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theater in New York City. He rants about Abortion, The…
11
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and tv movie
Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.
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Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
★ 7/10Also comedy and history
What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of…
13
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
★ 7.1/10Also history and comedy
R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison…
14
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
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.
15
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
16
7 Days in Hell (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and comedy
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
17
Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and tv movie
Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same…
18
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
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.
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Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and tv movie
Dave Chappelle returns for a stand-up to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.
20
Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
★ 7/10Also comedy and tv movie
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.