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Movies that feel like Bottle Rocket (1996)

If you loved Bottle Rocket, the closest films we have are The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), War Dogs (2016) and American Made (2017). All three share Bottle Rocket's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

πŸ… 86% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Wes Andersonwittyplayfulgrittycontemplative

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If Bottle Rocket hit the spot, these will too

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The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 79%β˜… 8.2crime Β· drama Β· comedy

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

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War Dogs
2016 Β· dir. Todd Phillips
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Both land grit and stillness at once

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2010s show

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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American Made
2017 Β· dir. Doug Liman
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

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Cruella
2021 Β· dir. Craig Gillespie
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Playful crime, and it commits to that

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8.1comedy Β· drama

Wes Anderson working the same nerve twice

The difference: Missing the grit of Bottle Rocket

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protΓ©gΓ©. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

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The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 Β· dir. Wes Anderson
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· drama

Wes Anderson directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Not nearly as gritty as Bottle Rocket

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.2western Β· comedy Β· drama

Both trade on grit more than on being drama

The difference: Plays it as western more than Bottle Rocket does

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

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Logan Lucky
2017 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7comedy Β· crime Β· action

Brothers and sisters runs into heist in each of them

Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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

The same preoccupation in both: brothers and sisters

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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πŸ… 72%β˜… 7comedy Β· crime

Witty comedy in both cases

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

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In Bruges
2008 Β· dir. Martin McDonagh
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· crime

Crime built on stillness, twice over

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.

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BlacKkKlansman
2018 Β· dir. Spike Lee
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.5crime Β· comedy Β· drama

Both trade on play more than on being drama

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

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