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10 Best Movies Like The Jokes

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

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#1
Barney's Version

Barney's Version

2010★ 7.0

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

The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky....

#2
Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

1971★ 6.2

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

Newly released from a mental ward, Jessica hopes to return to life the way it was before her nervous breakdown. But when Jessica moves to a country house with her husband and a clo...

#3
Shock Corridor

Shock Corridor

1963★ 7.0

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

With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bl...

#4
The Smile Man

The Smile Man

2013★ 7.3

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

A gentleman deals with the consequences of a car accident, which has left him with a spinal injury that means he has a permanent smile on his face....

#5
Funny People

Funny People

2009★ 5.9

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

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his prioriti...

#6
The Voices

The Voices

2014★ 6.3

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

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy....

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