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10 Best Movies Like Waiting for Guffman

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

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#1
Best in Show

Best in Show

2000★ 6.8

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

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in wh...

#2
Umshini Wam (Bring Me My Machine Gun)

Umshini Wam (Bring Me My Machine Gun)

2011★ 6.1

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

Big dreams, big blunts, big rims, and big guns. It's time to get gangsta gangsta. Ninja and Yo Landi are wheelchair-bound lovers and real gangstas. They live in the outskirts of ci...

#3
Noises Off...

Noises Off...

1992★ 7.1

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

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her p...

#4
The Comedy

The Comedy

2012★ 5.7

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

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cru...

#5
Guf. Confession

Guf. Confession

2020★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Waiting for Guffman for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is not an interview, this is a confession. Revelations of the artist in the form of a monologue. Guf about Keti Topuria's betrayal, drugs and a new girl....

#6
Mascots

Mascots

2016★ 5.4

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

Eager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot....