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Movies that feel likeAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

If you loved Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, the closest films we have are Step Brothers (2008), The Green Butchers (2003) and Adrift in Tokyo (2007). All three share Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'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 Best in Show (2000).

🍅 66% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Adam McKaywittyplayful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

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Step Brothers
2008 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 54%★ 6.9comedy

Both are Adam McKay's work, and they rhyme

Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.

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The Green Butchers
2003 · dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
🍅 63%★ 7.2comedy

Both land wit and play at once

Svend and Bjarne work for a butcher in a small Danish town. Fed up with their boss' arrogance, they decide to start their own butcher shop. After dismal beginnings, an unfortunate accident happens which coincides with a large order of meat. One hasty decision leads to another and soon the business thrives. In the meantime, Bjarne has to deal with his twin brother who has been in coma for years following a gruesome car accident.

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Adrift in Tokyo
2007 · dir. Satoshi Miki
★ 7.2comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

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The Big Short
2015 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 89%★ 7.8comedy · drama

The same hand behind both of them: Adam McKay

The difference: Leans further into drama

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

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The Boss of It All
2006 · dir. Lars von Trier
🍅 74%★ 6.6comedy

Both lean on play more than on comedy

The owner of an IT firm wants to sell his business for profit; however, when he started his firm, he invented a nonexistent president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with 'The Boss' face to face, the owner hires a failed actor to play the part.

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Best in Show
2000 · dir. Christopher Guest
🍅 93%★ 7.5comedyParamount+

Comedy built on wit, twice over

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

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Why Him?
2016 · dir. John Hamburg
🍅 40%★ 6.2comedy

The same preoccupation in both: rivalry

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

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EuroTrip
2004 · dir. Jeff Schaffer
★ 6.6comedy

Both run playful where it counts

When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

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Legally Blonde
2001 · dir. Robert Luketic
🍅 75%★ 6.5comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.

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Me, Myself & Irene
2000 · dir. Peter Farrelly
🍅 47%★ 6.6comedy

Comedy of the same temperament

Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.

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Zoolander
2001 · dir. Ben Stiller
🍅 64%★ 6.5comedyParamount+

The same comedy instincts

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.

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Daddy's Home
2015 · dir. Sean Anders
🍅 30%★ 6.2comedyParamount+Starz

Both are built on the same subject: rivalry

The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids.

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