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Movies Like Slapstick of Another Kind

If you liked Slapstick of Another Kind (1982), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Steven Paul, 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. 1Real Men

    Real Men (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and science fiction

    A 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.

  2. 2Dark Star

    Dark Star (1974)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and science fiction

    A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to…

  3. 3Sleeper

    Sleeper (1973)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.

  4. 4Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    The 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.

  5. 5The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

  6. 6Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

    Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and science fiction

    With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".

  7. 7My Stepmother Is an Alien

    My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young…

  8. 8Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

    Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Millions of years from now, after Socrates, Shakespeare and the bible are long forgotten, only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim's stop-motion animated, cheap gag…

  9. 9Rim of the World

    Rim of the World (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Stranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.

  10. 10Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction

    In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…

  11. 11Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

  12. 12Allegiant

    Allegiant (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction

    Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare.

  13. 13Gemini Man

    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction

    Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

  14. 14Superman: Man of Tomorrow

    Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also science fiction

    It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength and…

  15. 15Max Winslow and The House of Secrets

    Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.

  16. 16Impostor

    Impostor (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction

    A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.

  17. 17Green Lantern: First Flight

    Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10Also science fiction

    Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.

  18. 18Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks! (1996)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and science fiction

    A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from…

  19. 19Batman vs. Two-Face

    Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction

    Former Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, one side of his face scarred by acid, goes on a crime spree based on the number '2'. All of his actions are decided by the flip of a defaced, two-headed silver dollar.

  20. 20Little Big League

    Little Big League (1994)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    When 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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