Movies like The First Turn-On!! (1983)
The best movies like The First Turn-On!! (1983) are Pretty Persuasion (2005), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023). If The First Turn-On!! hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLouis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)7.6/10 from 229 votes
- NewestLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)Released 2026
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWet Hot American Summer (2001)
It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.
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 thisRicky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
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 thisDie, Mommie, Die! (2003)
Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.
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 thisThe Package (2018)
When a group of teenagers goes on a spring break camping trip, an unfortunate accident sets off a race to save their friend’s most prized possession.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisEddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDriver's Ed (2026)
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017)
In her first comedy special post-health scare, Sarah Silverman shares a mix of fun facts, sad truths and yeah-she-just-went-there moments.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisRicky Gervais Live 2: Politics (2004)
A year after Animals, Ricky Gervais comes back with his second stand up comedy tour: Politics.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBalls Up (2026)
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisIliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills (2016)
The standup sensation tackle's TV's "Shark Tank," what it means to be a woman and how to deal with the lawless party goblin that lives in us all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDesperate Living (1977)
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
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 thisAccident Man (2018)
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirty Money (1995)
A random man's life is torn apart after he's pulled into the aftermath of a payroll heist. He retaliates by stealing the loot, setting off an international manhunt as he's pursued by the cops and the murderous thieves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sugar Dead 2: The Baby had a Baby! (2025)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Ninja il Padrino - Parte II (2023)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Fisher of Men (2025)
A tentacled lake monster exacts revenge upon a noble but flawed fisherman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Remembering Georgija (2002)
After a famous actor is dumped by his lover on New Year's Eve, he starts seeking comfort in unusual places, eventually finding it in the arms of a compassionate nun.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Il rombo di un pugno...Un calcio volante...Attento gringo! Ninja il Padrino - parte III è in città! (2026)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Placenta Holocaust (2025)
"Placenta Holocaust" is an underground extreme horror and gore film, made by independent filmmakers from the "trash cinema" subgenre, combined with its explicit, provocative and very bad images like Primarks, FunkoPops and UGGs, with the objective of breaking taboos and provoking the viewer. It will not leave you indifferent and will make you question your own existence.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Stronger than the Gang (TBA)
A small-time criminal gang kidnaps Bore's friend Sensei to extort money from him, but they take things too far and Bore must settle the score.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sopa de gaviota (2025)
Three friends embark on a psychedelic and illegal adventure with the goal of picking up some girl friends from a concert. Along the way, they’ll realize that mixing paracetamol with beer wasn’t the best idea.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Rotting (2024)
Ryan is stuck in a rut, and the only way out is help from an old friend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The First Turn-On!!?
The closest matches to The First Turn-On!! are Pretty Persuasion (2005), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The First Turn-On!!?
Start with Pretty Persuasion (2005), the closest match to The First Turn-On!!.
What is the highest-rated movie like The First Turn-On!!?
Louis C.K.: Oh My God (2013), rated 7.6/10 by 229 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The First Turn-On!!?
Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The First Turn-On!!?
Yes: Pretty Persuasion (2005), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023).
How are movies similar to The First Turn-On!! chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The First Turn-On!!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.