Movies like Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
The best movies like Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) are The Gentlemen (2020), The Pickup (2025) and Sheroes (2023). If Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive hooked you with its crime and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPulp Fiction (1994)8.5/10 from 31,322 votes
- NewestMike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)Released 2026
The Gentlemen (2020)
American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pickup (2025)
A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSheroes (2023)
When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a heart-pumping battle for survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisFun with Dick and Jane (1977)
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPulp Fiction (1994)
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWrong Cops (2013)
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJohnny Dangerously (1984)
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTake Me (2017)
Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like this68 Kill (2017)
Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove, Honour and Obey (2000)
Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's gang and a rival firm in South London headed by drug kingpin Sean and his lieutenant Matthew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Protector (1985)
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisFight or Flight (2025)
A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect that target when they're surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCode of Silence (1985)
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisRomeo Must Die (2000)
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California docks. Han Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead... or worse!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
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 thisMike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKilling Them Softly (2012)
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHard to Die (1990)
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWolfs (2024)
Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when he's forced to work with an unexpected counterpart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKiss me Kismet (2006)
Götz, the owner of an record shop in Berlin, Kreuzberg, is in love with Aylin.But Aylin is espoused to an turkey doctor named Tarkan. Götz and Aylin are fallin in love and they want to get married. Their Plans first get strong restistance from the turkish parents-in-law and also from the mother of Götz named Helena. Götz converting to the Islam and tries to get a true turk to marry Aylin at the end. After serveral problems and twists they get finally married.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Firemen's Ball (1967)
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Jade Mask (1945)
The latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government and involves the disappearance of a scientist named Harper, who was working on an extremely important serum. When the scientist is killed, Chan must sort through all very likely suspects, including the man's sister and his butler.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
The Roses (2025)
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrailer Park Boys (1999)
After a psychic predicts his death, a small-time hoodlum named Julian hires a cheap documentary film crew to document the last few days of his mis-spent life. This is the film that pioneered the show of the same name.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGod's Own Troglodyte (2022)
A reclusive hermit with an infected leg is discovered by two hikers. They convince him to give the outside world another shot.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sell With Susan: A Multi-Level Murder Story (TBA)
A part time retail worker makes a desperate attempt to make ends meet and meets her demise: by selling leggings. Underpaind, overworked, working poor retail worker Missy Engle thinks she found an answer to her money problems when a leggings saleswoman Susan enters her life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Nasciturus (2020)
At least we're alive. Humberto.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bad Romance (2022)
Rob, a socially awkward and lonely guy, attempts to track down the man who killed his wife — but not for revenge. He wants to make friends and find love along the way
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive?
The closest matches to Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive are The Gentlemen (2020), The Pickup (2025) and Sheroes (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive?
Start with The Gentlemen (2020), the closest match to Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive.
What is the highest-rated movie like Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive?
Pulp Fiction (1994), rated 8.5/10 by 31,322 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive?
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive?
Yes: The Gentlemen (2020), The Pickup (2025) and Sheroes (2023).
How are movies similar to Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.