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10 Best Movies Like Why Sailors Leave Home

If you loved Why Sailors Leave Home, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Class Rank

Class Rank

2017★ 6.9

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

Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn ...

#2
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

2012★ 5.8

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

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved br...

#3
The Hangover Part III

The Hangover Part III

2013★ 6.2

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

This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off....

#4
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

1923★ 6.5

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

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead....

#5
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

1961★ 6.1

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

Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have acc...

#6
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

2008★ 7.6

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

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket)...

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