Movies like How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)
The best movies like How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas) are Louise-Michel (2008), Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009) and Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016). If How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas) hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Dinner Game (1998)7.8/10 from 2,133 votes
- NewestComédie-Française (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchLouise-Michel (2008)Also in French
Louise-Michel (2008)
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009)
Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in this live stand-up performance where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBill Burr: Why Do I Do This? (2008)
One of America's fastest-rising comedians, Bill Burr wields his razor-sharp wit with rare skill. In this brand-new stand-up performance, Bill takes aim at the stuff that drives us crazy, political correctness gone haywire, and girlfriends, or as he calls them: relentless psycho robots. A keenly observant social commentator, Bill Burr is also one of the funniest voices in comedy today.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like this2 Minutes of Fame (2020)
An up-and-coming stand-up comic moves to L.A. to pursue a film career after video clips of his act make him an online sensation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (2020)
Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComédie-Française (2026)
At the Comédie-Française, there is one golden rule: the play is never canceled. Unfortunately for Nina, everything else is—just three hours before the premiere of her first staging. An actor is stuck on a train, tensions explode, equipment breaks down, egos clash, and panic sets in. With no way out and time slipping away, Nina must hold the show together at all costs. Will she make it until the curtain rises?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRonny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! (2019)
Comedian Ronny Chieng shares his unapologetic perspective about his journey to America, and what he thinks really makes America great.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSaturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002)
The best skits from Will Ferrell's days on Saturday Night Live 1995-2002
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlanche Gardin - Bonne nuit Blanche (2019)
Blanche offers us her new stand-up, creation 2018. She spares no one. Not even her own guts, which she still delivers to us smoking on the altar of self-derision.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAli Wong: Baby Cobra (2016)
Ali Wong might be seven-months pregnant, but there’s not a fetus in the world that can stop this acerbic and savage train of comedy from delivering a masterful hour of stand-up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLie Detector (2011)
A job interview takes an awkward turn when a lie detector reveals the unfiltered truths and hidden feelings of everyone involved.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian (2022)
After another year of lockdowns, Aziz takes the stage to skewer pandemic life, quarantines, vaccine cards, celebrity side-gigs, smartphones and more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJoy Ride (2023)
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot (2015)
Smart and brazen comedian Iliza Shlesinger shares her unflinchingly honest observations on the differences between men and women. Filled with hashtag-able catch phrases, this is a laugh-out-loud revelation exposing some of women’s best kept - and ugliest - secrets, including truths about first date attire, fantasy break-ups and the tireless pursuit of not being cold while still looking hot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2007)
From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with his inimitable brand of humor. In this live show filmed at San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, the versatile funnyman serves up a healthy dose of his signature wit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTaking Care of Business (1990)
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdam Sandler: Love You (2024)
Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Change-Up Kid (TBA)
Baseball pitching phenom Dean Fosh has a dream - he wants to play the game like no one's ever played it before. Who says some wishes don't come true?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Roman Frayssinet : Ô delà (2026)
After venturing “Ô dedans”, the second installment of Roman Frayssinet’s trilogy of shows invites us to go “Ô delà” —to step back and observe life from a distance in order to make peace with it. It’s a new, funny, and surreal journey during which Roman Frayssinet casts his gaze upon the world in search of nuance, beauty, balance, and above all, laughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Dinner Game (1998)
For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAymeric Lompret & Pierre-Emmanuel Barré : Woke me up ! (2026)
With Aymeric Lompret and Pierre-Emmanuel Barré at the helm, progressivism will, of course, be the central theme of this show created for Lillarious. Progressivism, quite logically, embodied by two cisgender, heterosexual, white men in their forties… Fortunately, alongside them, six talented comedians will attempt to make up for their legendary mediocrity. Recorded on February 6, 7, and 8, 2025, at the Théâtre Sebastopol in Lille, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Badineries (2025)
While their couple is falling apart, Baptiste and Violette, two students, discover a new passion that may revive their relationship: murder. Yet, it is not sure that Gabriel and Madeleine, their Catholic and puritan friends, are going to approve this process...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Home Sweet Hell (2015)
Don Champagne seems to have it all, but when his wife, Mona, learns of his affair with a pretty new salesgirl, she will stop at nothing to maintain their storybook life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOxy Morons (2025)
A shipping logistics rep named Wayne Poss becomes indebted to a drug dealer after a high-profile smuggling operation goes awry. Wayne uses his position to pay his debt by skimming Pharmaceuticals off a supply chain for a Fortune 500 Company.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Twisted Slipper (2015)
With the help of his Fairy Drag Mother, a young barista breaks out of the humdrum of his hipster coffee shop life to find the dress and the man of his dreams. Hopefully his nagging stepmother and savage stepsisters don't get in the way.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Peter Murphy: Out of Nowhere (Live in Hollywood) (TBA)
Peter Murphy: Out of Nowhere (Live in Hollywood)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)?
The closest matches to How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas) are Louise-Michel (2008), Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009) and Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)?
Start with Louise-Michel (2008), the closest match to How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas).
What is the highest-rated movie like How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)?
The Dinner Game (1998), rated 7.8/10 by 2,133 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)?
Comédie-Française (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)?
Yes: Louise-Michel (2008), Comédie-Française (2026) and Blanche Gardin - Bonne nuit Blanche (2019).
How are movies similar to How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas) chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas), then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.