Movies Like Further Up Pompeii
If you liked Further Up Pompeii (1975), a comedy movie directed by David Croft, 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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Pizza Movie (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyA group of college students go downstairs to their dorm lobby to get a delivery pizza. There's only one issue: They're insanely high on a homemade drug, turning their simple journey down two sets of stairs into a…
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyLizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.
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The Muppets (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyWhen Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his felt-faced brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a telethon show and raise…
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Up Pompeii (1971)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA funny thing happens to Lurcio on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the…
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The Mouse That Roared (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyThe Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows…
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyGreg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons…
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Life of the Party (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea…
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyThe working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
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True Stories (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyA small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
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The Million Pound Note (1954)
★ 7/10Also comedyAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he…
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyWhen Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travel to Tinseltown to…
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Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyFrom his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.
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Shoulder Arms (1918)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAn American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyIt's summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg's dad has other plans: He's decided that some father-son bonding time is in order. Desperate…
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyLife's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try…
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way…
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Carry On Cleo (1964)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyTwo Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a…
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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In the Loop (2009)
★ 7/10Also comedyThe US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
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Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
★ 7/10Also comedyIn 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.