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Movies that feel like The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

If you loved The Banshees of Inisherin, the closest films we have are Men & Chicken (2015), A Man Called Ove (2015) and In Bruges (2008). All three share The Banshees of Inisherin's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Martin McDonaghcontemplativewittyplayfulwarmdarkly funny
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Men & Chicken
2015 Β· dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
β˜… 6.7comedy Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dark comedy

The difference: Not nearly as warm

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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A Man Called Ove
2015 Β· dir. Hannes Holm
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: friendship

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

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In Bruges
2008 Β· dir. Martin McDonagh
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· crime

Martin McDonagh working the same nerve twice

The difference: Without the same warmth

Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.

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Triangle of Sadness
2022 Β· dir. Ruben Γ–stlund
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama

Common ground: dark comedy

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

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About Endlessness
2019 Β· dir. Roy Andersson
πŸ… 95%β˜… 6.8drama Β· fantasy Β· comedy

The same mix in both: stillness, then wit

The difference: Played as fantasy first

A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality, guided by a Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments have the same significance as historical events. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

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PK
2014 Β· dir. Rajkumar Hirani
πŸ… 81%β˜… 8.1comedy Β· drama Β· science fiction

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

The difference: Leans further into science fiction

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.

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All My Friends Are Dead
2020 Β· dir. Jan Belcl
β˜… 5.9comedy Β· drama Β· thriller

Playful where it counts, darkly funny underneath

A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts β€” and leads to a shocking outcome.

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Carnage
2011 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

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Look Who's Back
2015 Β· dir. David Wnendt
β˜… 7comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker in present-day Berlin, he is mistaken for a comedian and quickly becomes a media phenomenon.

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Adam's Apples
2005 Β· dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
πŸ… 70%β˜… 7.7drama Β· comedy Β· crime

One thread runs through both: church

A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.

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OMG: Oh My God!
2012 Β· dir. Umesh Shukla
β˜… 8.1comedy Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.

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Election
1999 Β· dir. Alexander Payne
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama

Comedy built on dark humor, twice over

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

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