Movies like The Big Lebowski
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
911K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Style:
black comedy, absurd, funny, neo noir, humorous, cult classic, surreal, talky, satirical, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bowling, dialogue, mistaken identity, slacker, hippie, weed, marijuana, great dialogue, laziness, dream, twists and turns, heart attack, nihilism, satire, drug, unemployment, voice over narration, betrayal, stoner, deception, sarcasm, drunkenness, bare butt, profanity, millionaire ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1991, 1990s
Place:
los angeles, america, iraq, arizona, usa, north america, malibu california ...
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Most similar movies to The Big Lebowski
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out funny, clever, realistic and weird films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, brutality, twists and turns, suprisingly clever, dark humor and satire mostly in Comedy, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The Big Lebowski: Inherent Vice (2014), Burn After Reading (2008), Pineapple Express (2008), Fargo (1996), The Nice Guys (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
119K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Style:
detective, atmospheric, surreal, sexy, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, private detective, marijuana, conspiracy, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, hippie, drug trade, paranoia, obsession, betrayal, teeth ...
Time:
70s, year 2014, year 1967, year 1970, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, usa, beverly hills
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cynical, absurd ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
stupidity, espionage, satire, paranoia, farce, divorce, gym, dark humor, infidelity, internet dating, online dating, sarcasm ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, virginia, persia, america ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Style:
humorous, laugh out loud, cult classic, funny, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
stoner, marijuana, friendship, stupidity, weed, drug, buddies, cannabis, escape, stoned, buddy, immature ...
Time:
year 2008, year 1937, 2000s, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
Similarity:
83%
409K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Style:
neo noir, action comedy, funny, buddy comedy, entertaining ...
Plot:
private detective, conspiracy, investigation, corruption, murder, teenage girl, party, private investigator, father daughter relationship, bare breasts, buddy cop, revenge ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 70s, year 1977, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
detective, neo noir, funny, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, dark humor, satire, actor, thief, murder mystery, cheerleader, buddy, accidental killing, violent, buddy cop, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, venice beach california, california, denver colorado, usa ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
humorous, clever, dark comedy, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, heist, dark humor, gangster, crime gone awry, disorder, organized crime, nothing goes right, scheme, friends, violent, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.
Style:
funny, cult classic, mysterious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot:
weed, marijuana, stoner, stupidity, drug, friendship between men, stoned, drug dealer, satire, dumb, voice over narration, roommate roommate relationship ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
71%
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240K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
Style:
clever, funny, philosophical, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
friendship, sarcasm, satire, slacker, workplace, everyday life, weed, stupidity, loser, stoner, one day, hipster ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
920K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. ...
Style:
funny, humorous, cult classic, absurd, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
buddies, party, bachelor party, buddy, comedy of errors, nothing goes right, friendship between men, hung over, friends, memory loss, road trip, stupidity ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, iran, america, north america ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
twists and turns, unemployment, priest, betrayal, dark humor, caper, female serial killer, blackmail, greed, cons and scams, call center, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
usa, oregon, wyoming
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Coen Brothers tell the story of a absurd yet likable family with an unproductive couple as the focal point. The couple has gotten themselves into some trouble while kidnapping a baby and give Hollywood one of the most memorable chase scenes to ...
Style:
witty, humorous, funny, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing
Plot:
kidnapping, satire, robbery, parenthood, screwball, baby, american football, adoption, missing child, policewoman, desert, dark humor ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Style:
dark comedy, witty, humorous, talky, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, gangster, psychopath, screenwriter, dog, murder, serial killer, crime gone awry, mob boss, strong violent content, buddies, violent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1947, year 1963, year 1954 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, united kingdom, america, usa ...
Similarity:
50%
116K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cult classic ...
Plot:
dark humor, multiple storylines, curses spells and rituals, workplace situations, couples, disorder, fish out of water, gangster, lifestyle, supernatural ability, workplace, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
america, los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
79K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Told from three perspectives, a story of a bunch of young Californians trying to get some cash, do and deal some drugs, score money and sex in Las Vegas, and generally experience the rush of life.
Style:
sexy, black comedy, entertaining, dark comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supermarket, drug dealer, hit and run, teenage girl, clubbing, stripper, disorder, gay couple, multiple storylines, rave party, christmas, sexual content ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hair-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that ...
Style:
road movie, black comedy, witty, humorous, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, on the run, love, friendship between men, motel, psychiatric hospital, road trip, prison, gangster, heist, loser, sibling relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, mockumentary, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police, police investigation, satire, writers, justice, fighting crime, law enforcement, incompetent police, buddies, save the day, disorder, masturbation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, miami beach, miami, usa, reno nevada
Similarity:
100%
135K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Style:
surreal, psychological, neo noir, black comedy, cerebral ...
Plot:
twists and turns, dark humor, hollywood, screenwriter, showbiz, murder, neighbor, surrealism, nightmare, serial killer, insanity, filmmaking ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, year 1941
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new york, new york state
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
Style:
humorous, funny, talky, absurd, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
stoner, jay and silent bob, profanity, weed, dumb, hitchhiker, road trip, filmmaking, marijuana, hollywood, internet, drug ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey, california, utah
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who ...
Style:
parody, hood, funny, absurd, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
gang, friendship, stoner, dumb, youth, ghetto, social satire, african american, gangster, hip hop, city life, stupidity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
Style:
funny, dark comedy, black comedy, raunchy comedy, dramatic ...
Plot:
heist, femme fatale, zoophilia, satire, manipulation, plan gone wrong, eternal love, psychotic, outlaw, swindle, diamond, female thief ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
europe, britain, tower bridge london, london, england ...
Similarity:
100%
618K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Style:
funny, stylized, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, date night, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, young heroes, misfit, double life, lifestyle, vigilantism, youth, friends, courage, organized crime, female killer ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, road movie, black comedy, cerebral ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
drug abuse, road trip, lsd, journalism, psychedelia, trippy, addiction, surrealism, american dream, casino, marijuana, hallucination ...
Time:
70s, 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
50%
Movie in collections
61K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A veritable chameleon, investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher might drive his editor up the wall, but he always produces great pieces for the newspaper. When his next story is about the drug trade taking place on the beach, Fletch ...
Style:
witty, humorous, hilarious, light, talky ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
beach, sarcasm, journalism, reporter, car chase, disguise, investigation, undercover, dating, on the run, voice over narration, lone hero ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, utah, rio de janeiro, usa, santa monica california
Similarity:
100%
2.4M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, witty, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
dark humor, gunfight, violence, hitman, gangster, organized crime, overdose, storytelling, violent, professional killer, multiple storylines, foul language ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, america, britain ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, raunchy comedy, funny, hilarious ...
Plot:
kidnapping, videotaped sex, greed, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship, farce, businessman, misunderstanding, ransom, revenge, fashion, stockholm syndrome ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, seattle, santa monica california
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a ...
Style:
humorous, funny, sexy, laugh out loud, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
dark humor, comedy of errors, murder, obnoxious boss, boss, dentist, friends, revenge, boss and employee, sexual harassment, sarcasm, stupidity ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
50%
970K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the ...
Style:
witty, funny, clever, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, caper, organized crime, gambling, gangster, sarcasm, underground fighting, twists and turns, group of criminals, cons and scams, master criminal, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain, antwerp, belgium ...
Similarity:
60%
122K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Style:
cynical, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, sexual ...
Plot:
addiction, insanity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, dark humor, losing-it hero, corruption, manipulation, self destructing, drug, cocaine, corrupt cop ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
scotland, hamburg germany, edinburgh scotland, britain, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
Similarity:
100%
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