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Movies that feel likeAirplane! (1980)

An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

If you loved Airplane!, the closest films we have are Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), French Fried Vacation 2 (1979) and Animal House (1978). All three share Airplane!'s witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Real Life (1979).

πŸ… 97% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jerry Zuckerwittyplayful
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 Β· dir. John Hughes
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.6comedyParamount+

Both land wit and play at once

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

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French Fried Vacation 2
1979 Β· dir. Patrice Leconte
β˜… 7.4comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.

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Animal House
1978 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.4comedy

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

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Real Life
1979 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7comedyRent or buy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

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Used Cars
1980 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.7comedyPrime Video

The shared currency is play

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

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Young Frankenstein
1974 Β· dir. Mel Brooks
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8comedy

Comedy in the same key

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 Β· dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.5comedy

Both working the same comedy territory

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

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Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964 Β· dir. Jean Girault
β˜… 7.1comedy

Common ground: nun

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor.

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Clockwise
1986 Β· dir. Christopher Morahan
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.6comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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PlayTime
1967 Β· dir. Jacques Tati
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.

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The Party
1968 Β· dir. Blake Edwards
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.4comedyPrime Video

Comedy approached the same way

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

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Twins
1988 Β· dir. Ivan Reitman
πŸ… 44%β˜… 6.2comedy

The same comedy instincts

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

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