
Movies that feel like Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
If you loved Kin-dza-dza!, the closest films we have are The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Paul (2011) and Back to the Future Part II (1989). All three share Kin-dza-dza!'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 Philo, Starz Amazon Channel and Starz and others, checked against today's data.
If Kin-dza-dza! hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: wit, then play
The difference: Missing the bleakness of Kin-dza-dza!

Cerebral where it counts, epic underneath
The difference: 25 years apart, and the 2010s show

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Both trade on play more than on being science fiction

Adventure built on ideas, twice over

Awestruck comedy, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans action where Kin-dza-dza! does not

Epic science fiction in both cases
The difference: A 2020s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Both trade on wit more than on being adventure

Playful comedy in both cases

Awestruck science fiction in both cases

Adventure built on bleakness, twice over

Both keep circling back to life after the end
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