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Movies that feel like Lost in America (1985)

If you loved Lost in America, the closest films we have are Trading Places (1983), Life of Brian (1979) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). All three share Lost in America'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 Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel and AMC+ Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Albert Brookswittyplayfuldarkly funny
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Β· Coming to America (1988) Β· Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Β· Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Β· Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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Trading Places
1983 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.5comedy

Both built around satire

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

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Life of Brian
1979 Β· dir. Terry Jones
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8comedy

The same preoccupation in both: satire

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

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Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 Β· dir. Michael Patrick Jann
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.7comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

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Scary Movie
2000 Β· dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.3comedy

Comedy built on dark humor, twice over

A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!

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πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2000s show

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.

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I'm All Right Jack
1959 Β· dir. John Boulting
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.1comedy

Playful comedy in both cases

Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.

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In the Loop
2009 Β· dir. Armando Iannucci
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.4comedy

Dark humor is the shared currency

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, butβ€”behind the scenesβ€”government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.

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I Want Your Sex
2026 Β· dir. Gregg Araki
β˜… 6.4comedy

Both run witty where it counts

When fresh-faced Elliot lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy, his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.

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Real Life
1979 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7comedy

Albert Brooks working the same nerve twice

The difference: Not nearly as darkly funny as Lost in America

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

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Dumb and Dumber
1994 Β· dir. Peter Farrelly
πŸ… 69%β˜… 7.3comedy

Fired from the job sits at the heart of each

The difference: Missing the dark humor of Lost in America

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.

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Clockwise
1986 Β· dir. Christopher Morahan
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.6comedy

A streak of play through both

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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Nine to Five
1980 Β· dir. Colin Higgins
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.9comedy

The same comedy instincts

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

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