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Movies that feel likeThe Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

If you loved The Darjeeling Limited, the closest films we have are The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). All three share The Darjeeling Limited's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is An Honest Liar (2014).

🍅 69% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Wes Andersonepiccontemplativewittyplayful
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 73%★ 7.2adventure · comedy · drama

The same hand behind both of them: Wes Anderson

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.

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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 · dir. Danny Leiner
🍅 75%★ 7comedy · adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: brothers and sisters

The difference: Trades the stillness of The Darjeeling Limited for an angle of its own

Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 92%★ 8.1comedy · dramaRent or buy

Both are Wes Anderson's work, and they rhyme

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

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Vice
2018 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 64%★ 7.2drama · comedy · historyRent or buy

Both land scale and stillness at once

The difference: Leans harder into history than The Darjeeling Limited does

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

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An Honest Liar
2014 · dir. Tyler Measom
🍅 98%★ 7.4history · comedy · documentaryPrime Video

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos.

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Ed Wood
1994 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 92%★ 7.8comedy · drama · history

Both lean on scale more than on drama

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

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Bottle Rocket
1996 · dir. Wes Anderson
🍅 86%★ 6.9comedy · crime · drama

Both are built on the same subject: brothers and sisters

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

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There's Still Tomorrow
2023 · dir. Paola Cortellesi
🍅 89%★ 7.7drama · comedy · historyRent or buy

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

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The Favourite
2018 · dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
🍅 93%★ 7.5history · comedy · dramaRent or buy

Adventure with a pulse of wit, in both cases

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

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Babette's Feast
1987 · dir. Gabriel Axel
🍅 97%★ 7.7drama · history · comedyMax

Playful drama in both cases

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1980s show

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.

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Rose Island
2020 · dir. Sydney Sibilia
🍅 75%★ 7comedy · adventureNetflix

Adventure built on scale, twice over

In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.

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Roger & Me
1989 · dir. Michael Moore
🍅 100%★ 7.5documentary · history · comedy

Both lean on stillness more than on comedy

A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

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