Movies like Filmistaan (2014)
The best movies like Filmistaan (2014) are Tere Bin Laden (2010), Fukrey 3 (2023) and Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006). If Filmistaan hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLouis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)7.8/10 from 321 votes
- NewestKakuda (2024)Released 2024
- In HindiTere Bin Laden (2010)Also in Hindi
Tere Bin Laden (2010)
Ali Hassan (Ali Zafar), a reporter with a downmarket TV channel in Karachi, is keen to go to USA for a better life, but his visa has been refused six times in seven years. In desperation, he gets hold of an Osama Bin Laden look alike and makes a fake Osama tape which he sells to the owner of his channel to raise money for a false identity, a new passport and better luck with US visa. As one can expect, it is far from smooth sailing for him and his friends, as they get into a series of comic situations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFukrey 3 (2023)
In the third installment, the Fukras plan to take over Delhi, and run for city elections. However, they have no money and so they take on an international job to make a quick buck, which changes their lives forever. In the first two films, we saw them using dreams, then premonitions to make money but now they’ve been gifted with a new & unique talent which is going to make them millionaires.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006)
Kamal Khosla's (Anupam Kher) peaceful retirement plan doesn't go as planned when his land is grabbed by a land shark, Khurana (Boman Irani). In a bid to retrieve their land, the dysfunctional family hatches a clever plan to con Khurana with the help of their friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPhas Gaye Re Obama (2010)
Om, a debt-ridden NRI, wants to sell his ancestral property to pay his debts, but things turn awry when he is kidnapped by gangsters who believe him to be a rich target.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dirty Picture (2011)
After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrahman Naman (2016)
This homage to 1980s teen sex comedies follows a college quiz bowl champion who knows almost everything -- except how to talk to women.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDoggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! (2012)
Those krazed VHS-hunting pupz from Everything Is Terrible! (everyone’s favorite found footage chop shoppe) are back with their third inner-eye-opening feature, containing a feat never before attempted in either human or canine history. EIT! asks but two simple questions, “What if we make a movie composed ENTIRELY out of dog-related found footage?” and ‘'What if this magickal movie, made up of thousands of other dog movies, is also a remake of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 masterpiece The Holy Mountain?” Well, let’s stop asking dumb rhetorical questions because this never-ending spiral of World-Pup winning, sunglasses-wearing, murder-solving, skateboarding pooches is real! No Bonez about it, this is it! Are you dog enough to go fetch it? ARFFFFFF!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Mr. Bones (2001)
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Errand Boy (1961)
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 access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trouble with Angels (1966)
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhir Hera Pheri (2006)
Raju, Shyam and Baburao are living happily after having risen from rags to riches. However, they lose it all after falling victim to a chit fund scam due to their greed for more money. Soon, they find themselves in new mess and encounter eccentric and dangerous characters in their quest for a shortcut to riches again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSon of Rambow (2007)
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014)
Out of jail and broke, Julian concocts an outrageously greasy scheme to get rich and, to make it even greasier, he will have to deliver his product to his arch-enemy, Cyrus, who’s waiting in Montreal to close the dirty deal. Meanwhile, Ricky’s dope growing business is under a major threat when the government announces a plan to legalize marijuana. Bubbles reluctantly joins them on his own quest to claim an inheritance left to him by his long-lost parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Party (1968)
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFirehouse Dog (2007)
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdventures in Public School (2018)
A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrew (2024)
Three ordinary air hostesses from Mumbai embark on a journey to pursue their dreams but find themselves caught up in unexpected misfortunes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChup Chup Ke (2006)
After surviving a suicide attempt in which his family and fellow villagers believe he drowned, a debt-ridden man decides to start his life afresh in another village. He pretends to be mute and starts working for a rich man where he falls in love with his mute daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhy Worry? (1923)
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAfter the Ball (2015)
After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAce Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)
In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCadet Kelly (2002)
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisPups Alone (2021)
After receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make the move to the new neighborhood, right before Christmas. Upon arriving, Robert meets his gorgeous next door neighbor Holly, and her sassy and spunky border collie Gidget. Before the sparks can fly, they are set upon my Robert’s conniving and obnoxious next door neighbor and project manager Victor, his neighborhood bully bulldog “Vinnie P” and the sycophantic sidekick Chihuahua “Jose”.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChhappad Phaad Ke (2019)
Meet the Gupchups, a typical Indian middle-class family, financially weak but morally rich. Their ordinary life takes an extraordinary twist when they find a bag containing ₹ 5 crores. Will they give up ethics for money?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Kakuda (2024)
When her husband Sunny gets cursed by the terrifying ghost, Kakuda, Indira joins hands with a ghost hunter to find a solution.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Revolver Rani (2014)
Alka Singh, the leader of a political party, and her obsessive love for Rohan Mehra, a rising star of Bollywood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Filmistaan?
The closest matches to Filmistaan are Tere Bin Laden (2010), Fukrey 3 (2023) and Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Filmistaan?
People who watched Filmistaan most often go on to Tere Bin Laden (2010), Fukrey 3 (2023) and Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006).
What is the highest-rated movie like Filmistaan?
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010), rated 7.8/10 by 321 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Filmistaan?
Kakuda (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Filmistaan?
Yes: Tere Bin Laden (2010), Fukrey 3 (2023) and Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006).
How are movies similar to Filmistaan chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Filmistaan, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.