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10 Best Movies Like The Joke

If you loved The Joke, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The TV Set

The TV Set

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Joke for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favor...

#2
There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary

1998★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Joke for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against othe...

#3
Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

1990★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Joke for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal....

#4
I Feel Pretty

I Feel Pretty

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Joke for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous....

#5
Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood

1991★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Joke for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to ...

#6
The Raven

The Raven

1935★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Joke for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lur...

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