Movies like The Big Bang (1984)
The best movies like The Big Bang (1984) are I Married a Strange Person! (1998), South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023) and Round Da Way (2009). If The Big Bang hooked you with its animation and comedy, these 25 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPredator: Killer of Killers (2025)7.8/10 from 1,387 votes
- NewestA Magnificent Life (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchRound Da Way (2009)Also in French
I Married a Strange Person! (1998)
On their wedding night, Grant begins experiencing strange, supernatural powers and his bride Keri can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where this magic came from. Things become more complicated when a megalomaniac CEO sends the military to capture Grant in order to weaponize his abilities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSouth Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023)
After it's discovered that a teacher at South Park Elementary has an OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the seedy underbelly of the world of online influencers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRound Da Way (2009)
It’s summer in the hood. As every year, there are those who stay, those who leave, and... those who should have left. Some, like Joe Hustleton, work «under the table» in the rich neighborhoods and fall head over heels for a pretty girl. Some, like Tony Pepperoni, play businessman and spend the summer fleeing a local gang leader and a psychopathic girlfriend. Some, like Sammy and Harvey, pretend to have left. Tropics are far for the homies... and summer promises to be very hot!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeavy Metal (1981)
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeavy Metal 2000 (2000)
Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of a space colony and kidnaps a beautiful young woman. His only mistake is that he doesn't kill her sister, Julie, who then sets out on a mission of rescue and revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPredator: Killer of Killers (2025)
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Man with the Objective Lens (1961)
A humorous and satirical comedy, which places a man from the year 2222 one day in the (then) present day life in GDR, East Germany under Communist regime. Using a crystal for mind reading he uncovers some improprieties and moral weaknesses in the "Beautiful future" professed by VEB ("Volkseigener Betrieb" – "State Owned Holdings").
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & science fiction
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
In the not-too-distant future, the evil Dr. Forrester forces a temp named Mike into a series of experiments, where he's forced to watch cheesy movies so the mad scientist can monitor his mind. However, as Mike can't control where the movies begin or end, he'll try to keep his sanity with the help of his robot friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrankenstein General Hospital (1988)
A mad doctor puts together a new body by using body parts he steals from a mortuary at the hospital where he works.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & science fiction
Appleseed Alpha (2014)
The Third World War (2099–2126) devastated part of the Earth. Former nations are reforming while new powers emerge, and groups of humans struggle to survive in ruined cities. The story follows Deunan Knute and her partner Briareos as they search for the legendary city of Olympus.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMasameer Junior (2025)
After a dire lesson on bad behavior, three unruly six-year-olds embark on a chaotic quest for the ultimate "good deed" — unleashing mayhem at every turn.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Leporelo aneb Patero obrázků z pera Jaroslava Haška (1974)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Nashville (1975)
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—and their connection through the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Power (2017)
The Power is changing lives. You will consume The Power. Media messiahs will righteously annihilate fear and discomfort.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Suffrage (2023)
The murder of a famous actress' mother sends private eye Natasha Hall spiraling down a rabbit hole of Hollywood and political conspiracy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Indigenous Police (2021)
Three Sámi men travel to the capital of Norway. One of them is wearing gákti, the Sámi traditional costume, to attract Norwegian women. The second one believes it unethical to do this, and the third is bitter that he doesn't attract women when he wears the gákti. Indigenous Police is a Sámi short film told with humor and political sting. It is an identity satire about how people, both the Sámi and the majority population, consciously and unconsciously define what is the right way to be Sámi.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Magnificent Life (2025)
In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol's childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing. Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work. That is until Little Marcel - the young boy he used to be - appears to him as if by magic. Together, they will explore Marcel Pagnol's incredible life and bring back to life his most cherished encounters and memories...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
History of the World: Part I (1981)
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity of Rott (2006)
Desperately losing his mind while searching for a new pair of shoes, elderly Fred and his trusty talking Walker wander the City of Rott, saturated with thousands of rotting zombies driven to feed the blood-hungry worms residing in their skulls.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Not Another Church Movie (2024)
Taylor Pherry is given a mission from God Himself: to tell his family's stories and inspire his community. What he doesn't know is that the Devil has plans of his own.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Striptease (1996)
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisIntolerable Cruelty (2003)
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatership Down (1978)
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnimal Farm (1954)
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Big Bang?
The closest matches to The Big Bang are I Married a Strange Person! (1998), South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023) and Round Da Way (2009). Below are 22 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Big Bang?
Start with I Married a Strange Person! (1998), the closest match to The Big Bang.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Big Bang?
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), rated 7.8/10 by 1,387 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Big Bang?
A Magnificent Life (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Big Bang?
Yes: Round Da Way (2009) and A Magnificent Life (2025).
How are movies similar to The Big Bang chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Big Bang, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.