Movies like The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015)
The best movies like The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015) are Cashback (2004), Baghead (2008) and Daphne (2017). If The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)7.5/10 from 246 votes
- NewestSavage House (2026)Released 2026
Cashback (2004)
Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBaghead (2008)
Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDaphne (2017)
Daphne is a young woman negotiating the tricky business of modern life. Caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job and a nightlife kaleidoscope of new faces, she is witty, funny, the life of the party. Too busy to realise that deep down she is not happy. When she saves the life of a shopkeeper stabbed in a failed robbery, the impenetrable armour she wears to protect herself begins to crack, and Daphne is forced to confront the inevitability of a much-needed change in her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisHenry Fool (1998)
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHumpday (2009)
Imagine your life is somewhat complete with a house, job, and wife but then your best friend from college comes knocking at your door at 2 AM. During a pot-induced hedonistic party, a plan is hatched between the two friends to create an Art Film of “two really straight men having sex.” If they only knew how much this would affect all of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisFragments (2015)
Chloe, a straight talking film director, tries to convince her friend Sam to be an actor in her next short film. Just after finding out that he once again didn’t get into medical school, Sam meets Alex, a hypochondriac 18 year old. A love triangle forms in these self-reflexive, humoristic fragments filled with sex talk , set in New Orleans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Rare Beasts (2021)
Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents' separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ Male identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Science of Sleep (2006)
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJeune Femme (2017)
Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in Paris after a long absence. As she meets different people along the way, there is one thing she knows for sure: she's determined to make a new start and she'll do it with style and panache.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisQuitters (2015)
The story of the Raymans, a wealthy Jewish family that's falling apart. The son, Clark, is a bright and curious high schooler with a talent for manipulation. As his mother May enters treatment for a pill addiction, and he and his father Roger stop getting along, Clark thinks about running away from home. He just needs to decide where to go.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
The Puffy Chair (2006)
Josh, a struggling musician, wins a vintage recliner in an eBay auction. Since he lives in New York and the chair is in Atlanta, this poses a bit of a problem. He asks his girlfriend, Emily, to accompany him on the trip, and his hippie brother Rhett joins the pair along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Wont Miss Me (2009)
A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Men, Women & Children (2014)
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this#Stuck (2014)
A hot one-night stand turns into an awkward morning after when Guy and Holly get stuck in a dead-stopped traffic jam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Good Posture (2019)
A lazy and beautiful young woman uses men to make her life easier, until she pushes one too far, forcing her to discover that she can live a better life by taking responsibility for herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Those Happy Years (2013)
A narcissistic artist's world turns upside down after his wife's affair and a disastrous exhibition of his work.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVielmachglas (2018)
Marleen is in her early 20s, works in a movie theater, still lives at home and is somehow aimless. Her parents torment her with questions about her future and her brother is a high-flyer who has already traveled halfway around the world. When a tragic accident plunges her into sheer endless grief, Marleen just wants to get away. Equipped with the bare essentials, she sets off on a journey into the unknown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisHuman Nature (2001)
Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this11 Minutes Ago (2007)
Traveling in 11-minute increments, a time-tumbler from 48-years in the future spends two years of his life weaving through a two-hour wedding reception.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Thawing Out (2009)
Léo is dragged to a nudist camping resort by his mother. Like most boys at the age of 12 or 13, being nude in public holds little appeal for Léo, who protests by wearing extra layers. Until he meets a certain special girl, who captures his heart and releases his inhibitions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisCherry (2010)
Ivy League Freshman, Aaron Milton (17) gets a different kind of education when he falls for Linda (34) a vivacious former wild-child who has returned to college to straighten out her life. The curriculum gets more challenging when Aaron meets Linda's sarcastic 14 year-old daughter, Beth - who quickly develops a crush on him. The math doesn't work in either direction but the dysfunctional triangle becomes a learning experience for all involved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMicrobe and Gasoline (2015)
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWalter (2015)
A ticket-taker at the local cinema believes he is the son of God. He has agreed to decide the eternal fate of everyone he comes in to contact with.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOperator (2016)
Joe, a programmer and obsessive self-quantifier, and Emily, a budding comedy performer, are happily married until they decide to use one another in their work. A dark comedy about love, technology, and what can’t be programmed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSavage House (2026)
Against the backdrop of 18th century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – Sir Chauncey Savage and Lady Savage blindly pursue a better life. It's not without a tinge of irony that their family name is the Savages, for this is a Savage House indeed, filled with duels, decadence, and bloodshed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMoxie (2021)
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDon't Think Twice (2016)
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChloe and Theo (2015)
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards?
The closest matches to The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards are Cashback (2004), Baghead (2008) and Daphne (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards?
People who watched The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards most often go on to Cashback (2004), Baghead (2008) and Daphne (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards?
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024), rated 7.5/10 by 246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards?
Savage House (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards?
Yes: Cashback (2004), Baghead (2008) and Daphne (2017).
How are movies similar to The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.