Movies Like Nearly Departed
If you liked Nearly Departed (2019), a comedy movie directed by Bob Cook, 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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Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAn uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
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Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyMortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts…
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The Trouble with Angels (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyMary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…
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Godspell (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyIn modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyCharles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyThe maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedyWhile attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyInspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…
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Adventures in Public School (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyA socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
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Beau Hunks (1931)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyStan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyLizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.
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The Cheap Detective (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyA 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.
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Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyTo help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral…
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyWhile attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…
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Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA ratings hit! Amy Schumer debuts her one-hour special in front of a live audience at the Historic Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco. Nothing is off limits as Schumer airs every hilarious, messed up detail of her…
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Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
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Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyThe Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.