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Movies that feel like An Honest Liar (2014)

If you loved An Honest Liar, the closest films we have are Roger & Me (1989), The Favourite (2018) and Winnebago Man (2010). All three share An Honest Liar's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and Screambox Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos.

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Justin Weinsteinepicwittyplayful

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If An Honest Liar hit the spot, these will too

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Roger & Me
1989 Β· dir. Michael Moore
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5documentary Β· history Β· comedy

The same mix in both: scale, then wit

The difference: A 1980s film, from a different era of filmmaking

A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

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The Favourite
2018 Β· dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5history Β· comedy Β· drama

Both trade on play more than on being history

The difference: Plays it as drama more than An Honest Liar does

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

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Winnebago Man
2010 Β· dir. Ben Steinbauer
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.2documentary Β· comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: Missing the scale of An Honest Liar

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man".

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Best Worst Movie
2009 Β· dir. Michael Stephenson
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.2documentary Β· comedy

Playful documentary, and it commits to that

A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.

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Deadpool
2016 Β· dir. Tim Miller
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: Leans action where An Honest Liar does not

The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017 Β· dir. Jake Kasdan
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· comedy Β· fantasy

History built on scale, twice over

Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars. They’ll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever!

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Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 Β· dir. Jake Kasdan
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· comedy Β· fantasy

Both keep circling back to magic

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.

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The Suicide Squad
2021 Β· dir. James Gunn
β˜… 7.2action Β· comedy Β· adventure

Documentary built on wit, twice over

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

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Free Guy
2021 Β· dir. Shawn Levy
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

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Isle of Dogs
2018 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.8adventure Β· comedy Β· animation

The same comedy instincts

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

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The Darjeeling Limited
2007 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 69%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· drama Β· comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

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Green Book
2018 Β· dir. Peter Farrelly
πŸ… 77%β˜… 8.2drama Β· comedy Β· history

Both are history through and through

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

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