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Movies that feel like The Brand New Testament (2015)

If you loved The Brand New Testament, the closest films we have are If I Were You (2006), If I Were You 2 (2009) and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014). All three share The Brand New Testament'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 Netflix, HBO Max and TNT and others, checked against today's data.

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...

πŸ… 82% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jaco Van Dormaelwittyplayfuldreamlike
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If I Were You
2006 Β· dir. Daniel Filho
πŸ… 13%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· fantasy

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they do not understand and respect the feelings and view point of the partner. Claudio sees Helena as a shopper and "little teacher of a choral" and Helena sees Claudio as an insensitive and rough man. On the night before the fiftieth anniversary of Claudio, they changed places with each other.

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If I Were You 2
2009 Β· dir. Daniel Filho
β˜… 5.6comedy Β· fantasy

Dreamlike comedy, and it commits to that

Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one another more.

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πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.9drama Β· comedy Β· fantasy

Fantasy built on wit, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into drama than The Brand New Testament does

An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 Β· dir. Tim Burton
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.6comedy Β· fantasy

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

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The Visitors
1993 Β· dir. Jean-Marie PoirΓ©
πŸ… 31%β˜… 7fantasy Β· comedy

Both lean on dream logic more than on fantasy

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 1990s show

After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.

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Into the Woods
2014 Β· dir. Rob Marshall
πŸ… 71%β˜… 5.9fantasy Β· comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

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17 Again
2009 Β· dir. Burr Steers
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· fantasy

Playful fantasy in both cases

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

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Monster Hunt
2015 Β· dir. Raman Hui Shing-Ngai
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Both run dreamlike where it counts

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than The Brand New Testament does

Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.

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Ted 2
2015 Β· dir. Seth MacFarlane
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· fantasy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

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After Hours
1985 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· thriller Β· drama

Common ground: surreal

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

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Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984 Β· dir. Massimo Troisi
β˜… 7.6comedy Β· fantasy

The fantasy is handled with the same confidence

Two 20th-century friends accidentally stumble into the year 1492, where they meet a charming teen and try to alter history.

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Bruce Almighty
2003 Β· dir. Tom Shadyac
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.8fantasy Β· comedy

Both are built on the same subject: god

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God β€” and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

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