swap_horiz Bamboozled Alternatives

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Tampopo

Tampopo is a 1985 Japanese film by Juzo Itami that explores themes of life, loss, and culinary passion through the story...

Food Social Japanese Dark Comedy

8.6 Great

2

In the Loop

A 2009 British political satire directed by Armando Iannucci, expanding his TV series The Thick of It to mock the chaoti...

British Political 2000S War

8.3 Great

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Amelie

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, *Amélie* chronicles the whimsical adventures of a shy Parisian waitress who secretly orc...

French Comedy Romance 2000S

8.2 Great

4

Cache

Cache is a 2005 French-Austrian thriller by Michael Haneke, notable for using anonymous surveillance tapes to expose gui...

French Mystery Psychological Thriller

8.2 Great

5

Goodbye Lenin!

A 2003 German comedy-drama directed by Wolfgang Becker, in which a devoted son recreates the illusion of East Germany af...

German Cold War Dark Comedy Political

7.9 Good

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Sorry to Bother You

A 2018 American science-fiction satire written and directed by Boots Riley, set in an alternate Oakland and targeting ra...

Corporate Surreal Race 2010S

7.8 Good

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I'm All Right Jack

A 1959 British satire directed by John Boulting, featuring Peter Sellers as a militant shop steward, mocking both manage...

Industrial British 1950S Class

7.8 Good

8

National Lampoon's Animal House

A 1978 American comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi, depicting a rowdy fraternity's war against a p...

American College Dark Comedy 1970S

7.8 Good

9

Master and Commander

A 2003 historical naval drama directed by Peter Weir, starring Russell Crowe as a British captain during the Napoleonic...

Adventure 2000S War Naval

7.7 Good

10

The Taxing Woman

A 1987 Japanese satirical comedy directed by Juzo Itami, following a dogged female tax inspector who pursues a real-esta...

Corporate Japanese Dark Comedy 1980S

7.5 Good

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The Yes Men Fix the World

A 2009 American activist documentary in which prankster duo the Yes Men impersonate corporate representatives to expose...

Corporate Activism Documentary Dark Comedy

7.4 Good

12

The President's Analyst

A 1967 American satirical spy comedy written and directed by Theodore J. Flicker, in which the U.S. President's therapis...

Cold War Comedy Political Spy

7.3 Good

13

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan is a 2007 epic historical adventure film directed by Sergei Bodrov, detailing the early...

Epic Historical 2000S War

7.2 Good

14

Eating Raoul

A 1982 American black comedy written and directed by Paul Bartel, in which a prudish couple murders wealthy swingers to...

Dark Comedy 1980S Suburban Black Comedy

7.0 Good

15

The Pledge

The Pledge is a 2001 mystery drama directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson as a retired detective obsessed with a...

Drama Detective Mystery Crime

6.9 Fair

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Putney Swope

A 1969 American satirical film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., about a Black man accidentally voted chairman...

Corporate Advertising Dark Comedy 1960S

6.9 Fair

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Pecker

A 1998 American comedy written and directed by John Waters, about a Baltimore teenager whose candid amateur photography...

Media Art World Dark Comedy 1990S

5.9 Mediocre

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Pootie Tang

A 2001 American comedy written and directed by Louis C.K., expanding a sketch character from The Chris Rock Show into a...

Comedy 2000S Satire Film Music Satire

4.8 Poor

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A Dirty Shame

A 2004 American sex comedy written and directed by John Waters, in which a repressed Baltimore housewife played by Trace...

Dark Comedy 2000S Suburban Sexuality

4.5 Poor

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An American Carol

A 2008 American conservative political satire directed by David Zucker, parodying A Christmas Carol with a Michael Moore...

American Parody Political 2000S

2.5 Poor