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Movies that feel likeDownsizing (2017)

A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.

If you loved Downsizing, the closest films we have are The Descendants (2011), Le Week-End (2013) and Magic Mike (2012). All three share Downsizing's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).

πŸ… 47% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alexander Paynecontemplativecerebralwittyplayful
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The Descendants
2011 Β· dir. Alexander Payne
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama

Both are Alexander Payne's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

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Le Week-End
2013 Β· dir. Roger Michell
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· dramaPrime Video

One thread runs through both: married couple

The difference: Easier on the ideas than Downsizing

Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in their long-lived marriage. The film follows the couple as long-established tensions in their marriage break out in humorous and often painful ways.

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Magic Mike
2012 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.1drama Β· comedyParamount+Starz

Both land stillness and wit at once

Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

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The Holdovers
2023 Β· dir. Alexander Payne
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9drama Β· comedyPeacock

Alexander Payne working the same nerve twice

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them β€” a damaged, brainy troublemaker β€” and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.

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Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 Β· dir. Steve Pink
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.4science fiction Β· comedy Β· adventure

Cerebral and playful in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Downsizing does

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

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The Disaster Artist
2017 Β· dir. James Franco
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· dramaRent or buy

Drama built on stillness, twice over

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

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The Hangover Part II
2011 Β· dir. Todd Phillips
πŸ… 35%β˜… 6.5comedyMaxParamount+

Cerebral comedy in both cases

The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.

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Irrational Man
2015 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.6drama Β· comedy

Witty science fiction, and it commits to that

On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.

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Confessions of an Invisible Girl
2021 Β· dir. Bruno Garotti
β˜… 5.3comedy Β· dramaNetflix

Both lean on play more than on drama

When the clever but socially-awkward TetΓͺ joins a new school, she'll do anything to fit in. But the queen bee among her classmates has other ideas.

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American Ultra
2015 Β· dir. Nima Nourizadeh
πŸ… 44%β˜… 6.1action Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to action than Downsizing does

Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

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πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· science fiction Β· adventureDisney+

Both lean on wit more than on science fiction

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.

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Instant Family
2018 Β· dir. Sean Anders
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· dramaStarz

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.

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