Movies Like Asylum Seekers
If you liked Asylum Seekers (2009), a comedy movie directed by Rania Ajami, 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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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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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.
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Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyAnsari headlines the iconic Madison Square Garden and delivers his most hilarious and insightful stand-up yet. Filmed in front of a sold-out audience, Ansari's latest special is an uproarious document of the comic in…
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Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAziz Ansari presents his highly anticipated debut hour long stand-up special. The critically acclaimed stand-up and actor (Parks and Recreation, Funny People) discusses topics ranging from sheets with fraudulent thread…
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Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyJimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.
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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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Bad Words (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyForty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loophole in the rules.
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Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAziz Ansari channels his crude side taking on topics like watching porn and the struggles of dating in New York City.
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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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Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyWith her unique blend of honesty and unapologetic humor, Amy Schumer is one of the funniest, freshest faces in the industry today. This October, Schumer's provocative and hilariously wicked mind will be on full display…
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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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Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyFresh from a tour, comedian Katherine Ryan shares shrewd observations about school bullies, revenge bodies and raising a very fancy child.
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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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Louis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyFilmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for…
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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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Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns. Starring his six main characters…
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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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Marc Maron: End Times Fun (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyMarc Maron wades through a swamp of vitamin hustlers, evangelicals and grown male nerd children, culminating in a gleefully filthy end-times fantasy.
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John Mulaney: Baby J (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyA chaotic intervention. An action-packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage.
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Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
★ 7.4/10Also comedyRichard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.