Movies Like R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

If you liked R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001), a comedy movie directed by Spencer Susser and Don Bies, 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.

1
Cunk on Shakespeare (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Fresh from her triumphs on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe investigating time, Winston Churchill, and Donald Trump, Philomena Cunk has finally been given her own show - about William Shakespeare. Cunk will leave no stone…
2
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO. This is the…
3
Cunk on Life (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Pioneering documentary maker Philomena Cunk returns with her most ambitious quest to date: venturing right up the universe and everything to examine life and existence in an attempt to find out the point of it all…
4
7 Days in Hell (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
5
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
6
Project X (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
7
Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button issues. This underground laugh riot recounts the rise, fall and…
8
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the…
9
The Cheap Detective (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
10
Team Darryl (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Fresh off being unseated as the ruler of Sakaar, the Grandmaster makes his way to Earth to start a new life. It's been over a year since Thor left Australia and Darryl has been struggling to pay his rent. Now Darryl…
11
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
12
Die Hart (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Josh Hartnett - he just might pull it off.
13
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some…
14
The Onion Movie (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits…
15
A Mighty Wind (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
16
Scary Movie (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape…
17
How to Irritate People (1969)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
18
Scary Movie (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, the Core Four are back in the killer's crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe.
19
The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (2017)
★ 7/10Also comedy
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up hilarious Walking Dead-inspired satire in this special featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim’s “Robot Chicken.”
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.