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Movies that feel like Repo Man (1984)

If you loved Repo Man, the closest films we have are Brazil (1985), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Dark Star (1974). All three share Repo Man'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 Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Cultpix and others, checked against today's data.

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

πŸ… 93% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alex Coxwittyplayfulcerebraldarkly funnydreamlikeparanoid

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If Repo Man hit the spot, these will too

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Brazil
1985 Β· dir. Terry Gilliam
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· science fiction

Dark comedy and satire, at the center of both

The difference: None of the paranoia that defines Repo Man

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

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Mars Attacks!
1996 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· fantasy Β· science fiction

Dark comedy sits at the heart of each

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

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Dark Star
1974 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· science fiction

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Not nearly as darkly funny as Repo Man

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.

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The Man in the White Suit
1951 Β· dir. Alexander Mackendrick
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· science fiction

Cerebral comedy in both cases

The difference: A 1950s film, from a different era of filmmaking

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...

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Burn After Reading
2008 Β· dir. Ethan Coen
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7comedy Β· drama

The same mix in both: dark humor, then paranoia

The difference: Leans drama where Repo Man does not

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.

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Attack the Block
2011 Β· dir. Joe Cornish
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· science fiction

Both built around alien

The difference: Plays it as action more than Repo Man does

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

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Don't Look Up
2021 Β· dir. Adam McKay
β˜… 7.1comedy Β· science fiction Β· drama

Satire is the engine of both

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

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Lost in America
1985 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7comedy

Science fiction built on wit, twice over

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.

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

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

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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The Dictator
2012 Β· dir. Larry Charles
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.5comedy

The same preoccupation in both: conspiracy

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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Back to the Future
1985 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.5adventure Β· comedy Β· science fiction

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

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Back to the Future Part III
1990 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· comedy Β· science fiction

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

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