Movies Like Idle-Hands
If you liked Idle-Hands (2010), a comedy movie directed by Arthur Landon, 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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I Love My Dad (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
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Ali G, Innit (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyAli G travels throughout Britain, interviewing unsuspecting leaders and politicians.
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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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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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The Flying Car (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyStuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal discuss the prospect of a flying car.
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Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyTo help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral…
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LaRoy, Texas (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyBroke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
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Clear History (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyNathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
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Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyAfter a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
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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.
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Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyEddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
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Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyIt’s summer again, and everyone’s favorite Junior Rescuers, The Flounders, are back at Tower 2. With the International Junior Rescue Championships headed to Southern California, the eyes of the entire planet are on…
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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA writer named Algernon becomes obsessed with a picture of a boat on his wall, an fixation that soon consumes his thoughts and daily life. He tries to recover through therapy and marriage, but his compulsions…
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Simpsley (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also comedyWhen penniless con-artist Marge Bouvier is sent to Italy to convince wealthy sap Seymour Skinner to come home, she's tempted by the trappings of his affluent lifestyle. But there’s a big fat fly in the ointment…
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Big Trouble (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyThe story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad…
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Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyUnbridled comic Chris D'Elia reconsiders his approach to major life events like marriage, not having kids and buying pants for your friends.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyThe maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
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Demetri Martin: The Overthinker (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyWith his signature one-liners and drawings, Demetri Martin muses on doughnut holes, dogs, sports bars, the alphabet's most aggressive letters and more.
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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.