Breaking the fourth wall movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant breaking the fourth wall movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, cult classic, funny, surprise ending, black comedy and psychotronic films and TV shows about / with breaking the fourth wall, danger, violence, fight, surrealism, police, rivalry, supernatural, disorder and friendship plots mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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breaking the fourth wall movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as breaking the fourth wall: Deadpool (2016), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Last Action Hero (1993), My 5 Wives (2000), The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004), Kronk's New Groove (2005), The House That Dripped Blood (1971), The Mask (1994), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Fight Club (1999).

List of breaking the fourth wall movies

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 8.0
 1.1M
Deadpool (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style: exciting, stylized, absurd, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot: superhero, revenge, fight scenes, immortality, escapades, anti hero, mutant, comic book, dark hero, weapons, violence, dark humor ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: america, usa, new york
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a ...
Style: feel good, fairy tale, slapstick comedy, entertaining, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot: good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, treason, llama, spoiled brat, breaking the fourth wall, friendship, change of heart, megalomaniac ...
Time: year 2000, 15th century, y2k, 16th century
Place: peru, latin america, south america
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style: humorous, absurd, surreal, parody, ironic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: monty python, knight, holy grail, king arthur, medieval, arthurian legend, satire, sword fight, surrealism, breaking the fourth wall, monk, legends and myths ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 10th century, 20th century, year 1975
Place: england, britain, arizona, europe, xian ...
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Last Action Hero (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to ...
Style: spoof, exciting, entertaining, humorous, parody ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: magic, parallel universe, heroes, chase, gunfight, breaking the fourth wall, boy, buddy, villain, fish out of water, miraculous event, buddy cop ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: los angeles, new york, california, usa, new york state ...
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 4.7
 2K
My 5 Wives (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A three times divorced real estate tycoon, who thought he was through with love. Gets more then he bargained for when he invests in some property for a ski resort in Utah.
Style: humorous, not serious, independent film, realistic, surprise ending
Plot: polygamy, gangster, culture clash, small town, breaking the fourth wall, older man younger woman relationship, save the day, farce, frame up, divorce, society, couple relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: utah, las vegas, los angeles, usa, california
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The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all ...
Style: entertaining, funny, humorous, touching, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot: lion, good versus evil, friendship, jungle, breaking the fourth wall, imaginary kingdom, talking animal, animal, kids and family, rescue, anthropomorphism, best friend ...
Time: 2000s
Place: africa
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Kronk's New Groove (2005)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a ...
Style: humorous, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, surprise ending ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, father son relationship, rivalry, love, competition, breaking the fourth wall, friends, heroes, chaos and mayhem, love interest, villainess, child ...
Time: 15th century, 21st century
Place: france, italy, peru, south america
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The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
Style: anthology, suspense, scary, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: vampire, curse, haunted house, witchcraft, investigation, murder, female vampire, wax museum, country house, supernatural power, evil child, serial killer ...
Time: 20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place: scotland yard, scotland, europe, england
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 417K
The Mask (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch ...
Style: funny, light, humorous, hilarious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: superhero, gangster, alter ego, villain, dual identity, transformation, superhuman powers, magic, supernatural power, double life, dog, split personality ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place: new york, usa
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the ...
Style: scary, parody, horror comedy, surprise ending, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, adult ...
Plot: monster, creature, mad scientist, skyscraper, gremlin, science runs amok, creature feature, electrocution, giant spider, satire, laboratory, scientist ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 8.8
 2.3M
Fight Club (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style: surprise ending, psychological, twist ending, cerebral, philosophical ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: twists and turns, psychology, fight, plot twist, schizophrenia, self destructing, insanity, fighting the system, split personality, losing-it hero, against the rules, nihilism ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2013
Place: delaware, america, los angeles, iran, seattle ...
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 7.6
 639K
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, India, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Style: funny, psychotronic, entertaining, bloody, action comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: superhero, hitman, anti hero, mutant, supernatural power, invulnerability, mission, one man army, dark hero, comic book, sarcasm, superpower ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: tokyo, asia, japan, hong kong
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Inheritance (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.
Style: suspense, enigmatic, atmospheric, surprise ending, tense ...
Plot: family secret, dark secret, twists and turns, young girl, daughter, father daughter relationship, death of father, bribery, interracial romance, breaking the fourth wall, childhood memory, riddles and clues ...
Time: 2020s
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Wicked Stepmother (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a time since they share one body & the other must live in a cat the rest of the time. Now it's up to the family's mother, a private ...
Style: semi serious, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, surprise ending
Plot: witch, fictional game show, dysfunctional family, occult, witchcraft, husband wife relationship, female protagonist, old woman, hypnosis, showdown, seduction, femme fatale ...
Time: year 1989, 20th century, 80s
Place: usa, los angeles
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The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter, her perfect match. Fed up with playing games, she finally gets the ...
Style: romantic, humorous, romantic comedy, feel good, teen ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: wedding, roommate, road trip, fear of commitment, friendship, female protagonist, love and romance, best friend, nightclub, disorder, female friendship, relationships ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, san francisco, usa
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Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, bleak, rough, brutal ...
Plot: husband wife relationship, blind date, psychopath, survival horror, harassment, car crash, woman in jeopardy, babysitter, female warrior, holy water, employer employee relationship, breaking the fourth wall ...
Time: 2020s
Place: los angeles
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From Beyond the Grave (1974)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist". A nasty fate awaits all of them—particularly those who cheat the shop's Proprietor.
Style: anthology, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary, mind bending ...
Plot: ghost, occult, exorcism, mirror, seance, curse, afterlife, rivalry, store, supernatural, vengeance, chaos ...
Place: london
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 161K
Vice (2018)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House ...
Style: political, serious, realistic, captivating, cynical ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: politics, u.s. president, usa politics, u.s. vice president, u.s. government, american politics, iraq war, war on terror, politician, heart attack, vice president, political campaign ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2010s, year 1963, 80s, 70s ...
Place: washington d.c., wyoming, cambodia, usa, pentagon ...
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 1164 min.
TV show
Story: The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Style: captivating, ironic, suspense, melancholic, spooky ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: orphan, children, life is a bitch, steampunk, danger, escapades, breaking the fourth wall, storytelling, coming of age, cynicism, dishonesty, obsession ...
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How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, clever, witty ...
Audience: date night
Plot: farce, butler, sexist, misogynist, misogyny, uxoricide, lust, language barrier, bachelor, breaking the fourth wall, sexism, murder trial ...
Time: 1900s, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york
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There's Nothing Out There (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Seven teens head up to a cabin on the lake for spring break. Mike has studied all horror films on video, and recognizes the signs of foreshadowing of doom. The others dismiss his concerns as the workings of a person that watches too many videos, but ...
Style: slasher, independent film, scary, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: woods, nudity, monster attack, creature, possessed woman, monster, deadly creature, danger, spring break, teenage boy, high school student, survival ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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 7.5
 27K
Pokemon (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Join Ash Ketchum, accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
Style: anime, semi serious, humorous
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot: friendship, childhood, villain, imaginary kingdom, cave, cat, evolution, training, nurse, fire, kidnapping, water ...
Time: future
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Singapore Sling (1990)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Greece
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Singapore Sling is chasing after Laura, a romantic memory from his past. One night he finds himself in a mysterious villa, watching two women bury a body. He falls into their trap and, in an atmosphere of isolation and decadence, the trio act out ...
Style: disturbing, neo noir, black and white, surreal, controversial ...
Plot: hostage, torture, bondage, sex slave, rape, kidnapping, female pubic hair, mother daughter relationship, sex, corpse, violence, death of girlfriend ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: greece, hellas
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 8.1
 130K
Persona (1966)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually ...
Style: minimal cast, psychological, surreal, sexual, atmospheric ...
Plot: existentialism, surrealism, medical, actress, mute character, dream, patient, silence, art, insanity, alienation, nurse ...
Time: year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia
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The Passion of Anna (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Andreas, a man struggling with the recent demise of his marriage and his own emotional isolation, befriends a married couple also in the midst of psychological turmoil. In turn he meets Anna, who is grieving the recent deaths of her husband and son. ...
Style: art house, surreal, cerebral, psychological, bleak ...
Plot: solitude, depression, isolation, animal cruelty, nightmare, self pity, breaking the fourth wall, psychology, dialogue, guilt, suicide, female nudity ...
Time: year 1969, 20th century, 60s
Place: eastern europe
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 6.6
 67K
Half Baked (1998)
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, offbeat, humorous, hood ...
Plot: weed, marijuana, stoner, drug, stupidity, drug dealer, satire, drug addict, urban, voice over narration, breaking the fourth wall, rottweiler ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man on the run is hunted by a demon known as the Collector.
Style: scary, demonic, religious horror, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: demon, supernatural, good versus evil, zombie, demonic possession, monster, brutality, on the run, save the world, trapped in a building, prostitute, temptation ...
Time: 90s, year 1917, 20th century
Place: new mexico, usa, arizona
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 5.7
 16K
Cadillac Man (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ...
Style: humorous, dark comedy, funny, talky, intense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: car salesman, jealousy, hostage, gangster, workplace, vengeance, vulgar language, business, justice, dysfunctional family, police investigation, police ...
Time: 80s
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Bad Girls from Mars (1990)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Someone is killing off the female leads of the movie production "Bad Girls from Mars." The producers feel they should try to finish the film, even though they're making a lucrative amount from insurance payoffs, so they fly in ...
Style: sex comedy, sexy, psychotronic, detective, slasher ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: serial killer, filmmaking, public nudity, prostitute, female nudity, transsexual, breaking the fourth wall, female alien, murder, nudity, jealousy, blonde ...
Time: 80s
Place: california, europe, usa
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 7.4
 129K
Animal House (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Style: humorous, funny, light, witty, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: college, beer, female nudity, marijuana, party, youth, sorority, revenge, cheerleader, overweight, lust, fraternity ...
Time: year 1962, year 1978, 20th century, 60s
Place: pennsylvania
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