Movies like Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)
The best movies like Breakdowns of 1940 (1940) are Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003), American Pie: Revealed (2004) and Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True (2011). If Breakdowns of 1940 hooked you with its documentary and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKevin Hart: What Now? (2016)6.5/10 from 276 votes
- NewestThe Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)Released 2019
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Pie: Revealed (2004)
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True (2011)
In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2007)
The making of 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)
What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014)
Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWindy City Heat (2003)
A man caught up in the glamor of being a Hollywood celebrity has no idea that the production he's in is a fake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJackass: The Lost Tapes (2009)
The deleted scenes and additional stunts and sketches that originally were not presented in the original series.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
Comedy Central's best roasters and stand up comedians take a whack at actor/model Pamela Anderson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith (2008)
Kevin Smith brings his famous and "infamous" Q&A back to his hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey for his 37th birthday.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008)
A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff. From running in slo-mo on the beach to inspiring Germany with the power of cheesy pop--it's almost too easy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKevin Hart: Irresponsible (2019)
Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRichard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKevin Hart: Seriously Funny (2010)
Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in his second live stand-up performance in Cleveland, Ohio, where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAs I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNight Will Fall (2014)
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCalino joue au billard (1910)
Made up of a very long, static shot where Calino's legendary clumsiness wreaks havoc. An interesting shot of three faces reflected in a broken mirror.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Political Discussion (1901)
A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Onésime vs. Onésime (1912)
His double behaves very badly, while the real Onésime suffers the consequences.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Rigadin: Defender of Virtue (1912)
Having fallen in love with a beautiful neighbor girl, Rigadin tries to help her get rid of a persistent suitor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Goldfish (2008)
Two couples, in the same room, try to keep it together. The human couple fare differently to the pair of Goldfish in their fish tank. An artful piece exploring choice in life and love. The humour is derived from the wistful musings, in Cantonese, of the male fish and narrator.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Onésime: Costume Boy (1912)
While the costume maker Onésime is absent, his mannequins begin to play...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bout-de-Zan et le cigare (1914)
Kids reject the bad taste of medicine. Bout de Zan steals a cigar and tastes it, but it doesn't work.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Léonce: Cinematographer (1913)
Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bout-de-Zan revient du cirque (1912)
After returning from the circus, Bout-de-Zan starts doing acrobatic tricks.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Breakdowns of 1940?
The closest matches to Breakdowns of 1940 are Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003), American Pie: Revealed (2004) and Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Breakdowns of 1940?
Start with Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003), the closest match to Breakdowns of 1940.
What is the highest-rated movie like Breakdowns of 1940?
Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016), rated 6.5/10 by 276 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Breakdowns of 1940?
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Breakdowns of 1940?
Yes: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003), American Pie: Revealed (2004) and Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True (2011).
How are movies similar to Breakdowns of 1940 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Breakdowns of 1940, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.