Movies like Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out (2007)
The best movies like Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out (2007) are Thunderstruck (2012), No Time for Sergeants (1958) and Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013). If Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)6.8/10 from 299 votes
- NewestLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)Released 2026
Thunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Time for Sergeants (1958)
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisI Love My Dad (2022)
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (2016)
He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Roast of Tom Brady (2024)
Offensive lines. Full-contact comedy. Kevin Hart hosts this all-star roast of NFL legend Tom Brady.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuplex (2003)
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Three Stooges (2012)
Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the only home they've ever known to close, the trio sets out to raise $830,000 in one month. Out in the world for the very first time, the three innocent bumblers become embroiled in a murder plot and find stardom on a TV reality show.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChris Rock: Kill the Messenger (2008)
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). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisClass Rank (2017)
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 a thing or two about love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOh, God! (1977)
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
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 thisShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Air Up There (1994)
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnuvahood (2011)
Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact. After quitting his job at Laimsbury's, Kay vows to become a respected gangster... or cry trying. A pulls-no-punches, coming-of-age story, centering on one directionless hopeless "shotter", who finds his true worth in the face of urban adversity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOld Dads (2023)
A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.
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 thisLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)
From a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Room for Romeo Brass (2000)
Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell befriends with the two boys and later asks them to help him pursue Romeo's beautiful elder sister. He gradually becomes more violent after she rejects him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWitches (2023)
Three over-looked and under-laid young women, a box of matches, and some sage. Can the cult leader rid the coven of their sins before it's too late?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Life According to Dan - Episode 2: Snurfing (2008)
We follow Dan to the Italian alps where he tries to snowboard, or - as it was originally called - snurf. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glhk4fuX8O0
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Squashed (2005)
Two friends play squash. Things get... competitive.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Attention-Seeking Ghost (2008)
Four friends move into new student accommodation. With a ghost?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Still Night 2: Fresh Meat (2005)
Gary the Grass moves into a new house. His new haunted house. His new haunted by a homicidal cuddly bear house. Things get evil and a heck of a lot cute.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Still Night 3: Paws of Death (2007)
A short film that was made in 24 hours for a competition in association with Cineworld and Brit Films in Nottingham. It is about an evil cuddly bear who unleashes it's furry fury upon several poor students. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn09pOcoYMI Director's Cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lvVycsjF_U
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Shining (in 60 seconds) (2011)
A losing entry in the 2011 Empire Done in 60 seconds competition. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEkV4keIA00
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Saw (in 60 seconds) (2010)
A losing entry in the 2010 Empire Done in 60 seconds competition. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtXFR3cuIc (in 87 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tma-HPSQmmM
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Baby Got payBack 2: Furry Fury (2017)
Detective Nozzer Harrison comes up against Dr. Penny Evilface and her evil creation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out?
The closest matches to Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out are Thunderstruck (2012), No Time for Sergeants (1958) and Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out?
Start with Thunderstruck (2012), the closest match to Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out.
What is the highest-rated movie like Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out?
Much Ado About Nothing (2013), rated 6.8/10 by 299 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out?
Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out?
Yes: Thunderstruck (2012), No Time for Sergeants (1958) and Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013).
How are movies similar to Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Life According to Dan - Episode 1 : Moving Out, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.