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Movies that feel like Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

If you loved Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the closest films we have are The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Eighth Grade (2018) and Tony (2026). All three share Hunt for the Wilderpeople's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads and others, checked against today's data.

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

πŸ… 97% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Taika Waititiepicwittyplayfulcontemplativewistful

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If Hunt for the Wilderpeople hit the spot, these will too

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

Epic and witty in the same breath

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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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Eighth Grade
2018 Β· dir. Bo Burnham
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama

Growing up sits at the heart of each

The difference: Without the same scale

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school β€” the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year β€” before she begins high school.

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Tony
2026 Β· dir. Matt Johnson
β˜… 7.7drama Β· comedy

Both land play and stillness at once

A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

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

Epic comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as history first

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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The Breakfast Club
1985 Β· dir. John Hughes
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: growing up

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

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013 Β· dir. Ben Stiller
πŸ… 52%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· comedy Β· drama

Adventure built on wit, twice over

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

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The Triplets of Belleville
2003 Β· dir. Sylvain Chomet
β˜… 7.7animation Β· comedy Β· drama

Both built around dog

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sistersβ€”an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaireβ€”to rescue him.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 Β· dir. Terry Gilliam
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· drama Β· comedy

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

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Breaking Away
1979 Β· dir. Peter Yates
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.7drama Β· comedy

Both trade on wistfulness more than on being comedy

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.

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Mean Girls
2004 Β· dir. Mark Waters
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.1drama Β· comedy

Contemplative drama in both cases

Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

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Jojo Rabbit
2019 Β· dir. Taika Waititi
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· war Β· drama

Taika Waititi directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.

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The Big Short
2015 Β· dir. Adam McKay
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama

Adventure built on wit, twice over

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

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