20 movies like Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, ordered by similarity : Lost in Paris(2016), Festival(2005), The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe(1991), The Hundred-Foot Journey(2014), Chalo Delhi(2011), Suddenly(2002), Hotel Very Welcome(2007), Isle of Dogs(2018), And Now for Something Completely Different(1972), Rang de Basanti(2006), Hello Darling(2010), Netherbeast Incorporated(2007) ...
Comedy
USA
2005
99 Minutes
Albert Brooks Sheetal Sheth John Carroll Lynch Jon Tenney Homie Doroodian Amy Ryan Penny Marshall Victoria Burrows Juliet Touzene Sunny Raina Rima Laham
comedian muslim assistant agent government official woman hysterical offbeat playful pakistan stage new delhi office india comedy cultural differences travel search islam politics
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Comedy
France|Belgium
2016
85 Minutes
Dominique Abel Fiona Gordon Emmanuelle Riva Pierre Richard Emmy Boissard Paumelle Céline Laurentie Philippe Martz Frédéric Meert
woman homeless person traveler old woman frenchman airy amusing charming paris france city eiffel tower travel discovery friendship comedy adventure discovery 2010s
Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.
Comedy, Drama
2005
107 Minutes
Lyndsey Marshal Amelia Bullmore Daniela Nardini Chris O'Dowd Billy Carter Raquel Cassidy Stephen Mangan Jonah Lotan Clive Russell Lucy Punch Gabriel Quigley
struggling actor judge television star competitor assistant comedian madcap suspenseful amusing edinburgh, scotland festival comedy club stage acting jealousy drinking comedy competition fame rivalry
Comedy
USA
1991
106 Minutes
comedian performer woman hilarious quirky rousing stage theater feminism comedy stand-up comedy lily tomlin one-woman show adventure discovery 1970s
This filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary."
Comedy, Drama
USA|India|United Arab Emirates
2014
122 Minutes
Helen Mirren Om Puri Manish Dayal Charlotte Le Bon Amit Shah Farzana Dua Elahe Dillon Mitra Aria Pandya Michel Blanc Clément Sibony Vincent Elbaz
ingénue chef indian proprieter frenchwoman family member charming creative cool emotional heartwarming kitchen restaurant house india france yard talent cooking indian life
The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery.
Comedy, Drama
India
2011
155 Minutes
Lara Dutta Vinay Pathak Yana Gupta Akshay Kumar Gaurav Gera Pankaj Jha
executive passenger gangster business woman salesman hilarious lighthearted hysterical madcap mumbai, india india delhi village office road unlikely friendship road trip class distinctions adventure quest
Enroute to her destination via plane, a busy executive gets stranded with a middle-classed fast-talking male.
Comedy, Drama
2002
94 Minutes
Tatiana Saphir Carla Crespo Veronica Hassan Beatriz Thibaudin María Merlino Marcos Ferrante Ana María Martínez Susana Pampin Luis Herrera
lonely woman teen girl rebel lesbian kidnapper playful offbeat touching buenos aires, argentina shop cab beach road kidnapping road trip self-discovery female bonding boredom adventure discovery
Two lesbians (Carla Crespo, Veronica Hassan) force a lonely, overweight saleswoman (Tatiana Saphir) into a cab and take her on a road trip.
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Germany
2007
89 Minutes
Ricky Champ Gareth Llewelyn Eva Löbau Chris O'Dowd Svenja Steinfelder
backpacker woman man creative offbeat wild india thailand bangkok hotel room party backpacking self-discovery meditation meaning of life problem solving pursuit adventure 2000s
Five young Europeans (German, English, and Irish) try to find answers to life's questions in India and Thailand.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Germany|Japan|USA|UK
2018
101 Minutes
dog boy stray animal friend politician police officer playful amusing endearing spirited hilarious offbeat japan island dump airplane gondola headquarters rule breaking isolation
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Comedy
UK
1972
89 Minutes
Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin Carol Cleveland
comedian milkman sexy woman police officer bank robber grandmother amusing frenetic cheeky hysterical creative office restaurant army base street bar england animals babies law
An anthology of the best sketches from the first and second seasons of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
Comedy, Drama
India
2006
160 Minutes
Aamir Khan Soha Ali Khan Alice Patten Sharman Joshi Madhavan Atul Kulkarni
student actor filmmaker revolutionary police officer granddaughter patriotic playful passionate india college new delhi war memorial police brutality government repression filmmaking indian independence movement protest death growing up
The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.
Comedy, Drama
India
2010
180 Minutes
Celina Jaitley Isha Koppikar Gul Panag Chunky Pandey Javed Jaffrey
sex offender abused woman businessman young woman friend co-worker witty cheeky lighthearted hilarious hysterical thrilling india city house office success fighting female bonding discovery
Three harassed female employees fear they have killed their very-much-alive boss and try to dispose off the dead body of an unknown male.
Comedy, Horror
USA
2007
90 Minutes
Darrell Hammond Judd Nelson Dave Foley Steve Burns Amy Davidson Jason Mewes Robert Wagner Charlotte Bell
executive love interest office worker alzheimer's patient temp worker dark frightful hilarious playful office phoenix office politics vampires hiding secret society murder escape discovery 2000s
A quirky twist on the vampire tale, set in modern day corporate America.
Comedy
USA
2009
105 Minutes
Paul Rudd Jason Segel Rashida Jones Jaime Pressly Andy Samberg J.K. Simmons Jane Curtin Jon Favreau Sarah Burns Rob Huebel Joe Lo Truglio
real estate agent best friend girlfriend mother father brother hilarious endearing quirky hysterical los angeles household office restaurant garage wedding friendship love marriage male bonding
Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?
Comedy, Action
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Michael Jai White Kym Whitley Tommy Davidson Kevin Chapman Byron Minns Salli Richardson-Whitfield Cedric Yarbrough Mykelti Williamson Brian McKnight Bokeem Woodbine Arsenio Hall
vietnam vet kung fu master ex-cia agent brother mafia boss orphan hilarious amusing engaging witty playful orphanage comedy kung fu fight for justice fighting veterans relationships adventure discovery
Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.
Comedy
USA
1964
101 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Ina Balin Everett Sloane Phil Harris Keenan Wynn Peter Lorre John Carradine Neil Hamilton Nancy Kulp
comedian bellhop writer press agent assistant producer hilarious frenetic heartwarming hotel office television studio comedy hollywood celebrity rags to riches performance teamwork underdog rise
An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.
Comedy
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Grant Rosenmeyer Jon Lovitz Anna Maria Horsford Chelsea Tavares Steve Guttenberg Ronald Conner Clem Cheung Billy Dec
collector con artist old woman convict partner love interest brash thrilling suspenseful amusing hilarious offbeat house prison bus living room record store storage closet collection con game
Two rival record collectors attempt to con an old lady out of a rare, but cursed, 1930s Blues record. When a series of unfortunate circumstances lands them in jail, the feud festers for ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
102 Minutes
Stephen Graham Paddy Considine Maxine Peake Alun Armstrong Christine Bottomley Kevin Eldon Tony Pitts Hannah Walters Diane Morgan Adam Gillen John Bishop
comedian woman abusive boyfriend love interest amusing charming confident emotional heartwarming playful northern england comedy club comedy rise to stardom forbidden love temptation transformation underdog quest 20th century
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Comedy, Action, Adventure
France
2009
101 Minutes
Jean Dujardin Louise Monot Rudiger Vogler Alex Lutz Reem Kherici Pierre Bellemare Ken Samuels Serge Hazanavicius Laurent Capelluto Cirillo Luna Moon Dailly
secret agent duchess nazi cia agent chinese criminal woman amusing inspiring creative chalet rio de janeiro israel hospital parody assassination adventure discovery quest rescue pursuit
Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
128 Minutes
Rajkummar Rao Shruti Haasan Gautam Gulati Darshan Jariwala Ninad Kamat Ranjeet
young man young woman neighbor love interest friend indian amusing charming playful lighthearted engaging cheeky india neighborhood love interest young love first love expedition tradition family
Gattu (Rajkummar Rao) has a problem, he loves Binny (Shruti Haasan) who lives in their neighborhood. But everyone says that the girls of the neighborhood should be treated as own sister or ... See full summary »
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2004
106 Minutes
Bill Engvall Jeff Foxworthy Larry the Cable Guy Ron White
comedian southerner jeff foxworthy hilarious lighthearted brash concert stage denver bus gender roles stand-up comedy family relationships sex blue-collar life underdog discovery 2000s
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.