Movies Like Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime
If you liked Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime (2019), a comedy and music movie directed by Jonathan Baker, 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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How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
★ 6/10Also comedy and musicIn 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they navigate the complexities of intergalactic culture and the trials of…
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Meet Cute (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romanceA wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the…
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Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also comedy and science fictionA womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
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Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fictionCasper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the…
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The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceDavid Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage"…
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Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and comedySet against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
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Creator (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceWith the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with…
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¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romanceLu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
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It's What's Inside (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and science fictionA pre-wedding reunion descends into a psychological nightmare for a group of college friends when a surprise guest arrives with a mysterious suitcase.
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicIn Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the…
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Happy Accidents (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceA comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment…
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Dinner in America (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and comedyAn on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
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Mr. Right (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceA girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fictionCentered 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…
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Do Revenge (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceA dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.
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Britannia Hospital (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and science fictionBritannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the…
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Mr. Jealousy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceAfter his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia…
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Players (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyNew York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing…
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Mr. Destiny (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and science fictionLarry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this…
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South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and science fictionCartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. Meanwhile, the adults in South Park are wrestling with their own life decisions, as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.