Movies Like My Friend Death
If you liked My Friend Death (1960), a comedy movie directed by Kōzō Saeki, here are 19 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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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhile 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…
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Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyA group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
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Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyIn what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
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Adam Sandler: Love You (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAdam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
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Sextuplets (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyFather-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.
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The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
★ 6/10Also comedyA Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…
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Jim Jefferies: Intolerant (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyBetween scenes from an excruciating date, Jim Jefferies digs into generational differences, his own bad habits and the shifting boundaries in comedy.
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Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
★ 7/10Also comedyRicky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
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American Dreamer (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedyIn this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
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Moonwalkers (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhat if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally…
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
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Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now (2018)
★ 7/10Also comedyThe gleefully irreverent Jefferies skewers “grabby” celebrities, political hypocrisy and his own ill-advised career moves in a brash stand-up special.
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Dylan Moran: Like, Totally (2006)
★ 7.7/10Also comedyDylan Moran returns with an all-new stand-up show. Unpredictable, startling, bizarre, elegiac, but above all brilliant and hilariously funny, Moran is a master of comedy.
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyHawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
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Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyMike 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.
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Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyFrom a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.