Movies Like Real Life
If you liked Real Life (1979), a comedy movie directed by Albert Brooks, 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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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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Playdate (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyWhen out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one…
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Addams Family Values (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedySiblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky…
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Little Murders (1971)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyA young nihilistic New Yorker copes with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia, and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
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Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyThis remake of the beloved classic follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simultaneously managing their family business.
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Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also comedyHomer and Marge's fun couples' date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter. Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs…
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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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Ride Along (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyFor the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets…
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The Big Wedding (2013)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyTo the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic…
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Keeping Mum (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyA pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.
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The Three Stooges (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyLeft on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the…
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About My Father (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedyEncouraged by his girlfriend Ellie, Sebastian and his Italian immigrant father, Salvo, spend the 4th of July weekend with her wealthy and exceedingly eccentric family. The gathering soon develops into a culture clash…
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South Park the Streaming Wars Part 2 (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedyA drought has brought the town of South Park to the brink of disaster.
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Summer Rental (1985)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyJack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local…
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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyMonk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
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Ride Along 2 (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAs his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyIn a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires…
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Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyThe ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
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Disaster Holiday (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA workaholic dad, trying to win over his kids, heads to the coast of Durban for a big work meeting — under the guise of a family road trip vacation.
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyEver since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions…