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Movies Like Prisoners of Fortune

If you liked Prisoners of Fortune (1993), a comedy movie directed by Maxim Pezhemsky, here are 19 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1What a Mess!

    What a Mess! (1995)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A Russian criminal steals a giant diamond from the Mafia, hides it, and suddenly runs into his unknown brothers; unexpected, absurd events with participation of the mob, doctors, musicians, Americans, militia, and…

  2. 2Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry

    Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.

  3. 3Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

    Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who…

  4. 4Hard to Die

    Hard to Die (1990)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…

  5. 5Amazon Women on the Moon

    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…

  6. 6Johnny English Strikes Again

    Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep…

  7. 7Peculiarities of the National Fishing

    Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing…

  8. 8Accident Man

    Accident Man (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

  9. 9Dave Chappelle: The Closer

    Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight — and get a few things off his chest.

  10. 10Driver's Ed

    Driver's Ed (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.

  11. 11Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

    Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Sarah Silverman appears before an audience in Los Angeles with several sketches, taped outside the theater, intercut into the stand-up performance. Themes include race, sex, and religion. Her comic persona is a…

  12. 12The F**k-It List

    The F**k-It List (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    After a prank blows up a studious high school senior's life, he shares a list of certain things he wishes he'd done differently — and maybe still can.

  13. 13Sextuplets

    Sextuplets (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.

  14. 14John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City

    John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy

    John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.

  15. 15Confess, Fletch

    Confess, Fletch (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of…

  16. 16Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  17. 17Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

    Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.

  18. 18Duplex

    Duplex (2003)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

  19. 19The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man (1993)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and…

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