Movies like Life: The Point (2011)
The best movies like Life: The Point (2011) are The Three Stooges (2012), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) and Much Ado About Nothing (2013). If Life: The Point hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRicky Gervais: Humanity (2018)7.6/10 from 547 votes
- NewestShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)Released 2023
The 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 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 thisRobot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Mouse That Roared (1959)
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
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 thisRicky Gervais: Humanity (2018)
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. 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 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 thisThunderstruck (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 thisThe Wedding Year (2019)
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisFootlight Parade (1933)
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this29th Street (1991)
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
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 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 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 thisChris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
Chris Rock delivers an electric stand-up set on non-racist yoga pants, spoiling his kids, the Kardashians and his thoughts on the Will Smith fiasco.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisJim Jefferies: This Is Me Now (2018)
The gleefully irreverent Jefferies skewers “grabby” celebrities, political hypocrisy and his own ill-advised career moves in a brash stand-up special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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
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
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
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
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
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
The Writer 3 (2020)
The gang are joined by their Australian filmmaking cousin.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Life: The Point?
The closest matches to Life: The Point are The Three Stooges (2012), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) and Much Ado About Nothing (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Life: The Point?
Start with The Three Stooges (2012), the closest match to Life: The Point.
What is the highest-rated movie like Life: The Point?
Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018), rated 7.6/10 by 547 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Life: The Point?
Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Life: The Point?
Yes: The Three Stooges (2012), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) and Much Ado About Nothing (2013).
How are movies similar to Life: The Point chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Life: The Point, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.