Movies Like Planes, Trains and Automobiles
If you liked Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), a comedy movie directed by John Hughes, 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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Tommy Boy (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyTo save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.
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Dumb and Dumber (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyLloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase)…
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyWhen their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole…
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Free Birds (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyTwo turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
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Quick Change (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyWith the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio…
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
★ 6/10Also comedyEstranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa…
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Knight and Day (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyA fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with…
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The Family Plan 2 (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyNow that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the…
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The Freshman (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAfter a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine…
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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyMr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
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Rat Race (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyIn an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against…
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iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyCarly, Sam and Freddie kick off their adventure in Japan on a tin can of a plane packed with caged possums and piloted by Spencer's odd acquaintance.
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The Out-of-Towners (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.
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Playing with Fire (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
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Spa Weekend (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyFour lifelong friends escape to a luxury spa retreat to reconnect, unwind and rediscover themselves, but their weekend of relaxation soon turns into a series of wild adventures and bad decisions.
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The Family Plan (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyDan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road…
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Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
★ 6/10Also comedyFive disparate kids snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve learn some lessons about friendship when they launch a bid to get back to their families and outsmart a disgruntled airport official who wants to keep them…
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
★ 7/10Also comedyHawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.