
Movies that feel like Toni Erdmann (2016)
If you loved Toni Erdmann, the closest films we have are Captain Fantastic (2016), The Holdovers (2023) and Hit the Road (2021). All three share Toni Erdmann'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, Hulu and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Toni Erdmann hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: death of mother

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Both keep coming back to the same thing: family
The difference: Not nearly as melancholy as Toni Erdmann

Common ground: death
The difference: Sits closer to family than Toni Erdmann does

Both land stillness and melancholy at once

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Both lean on play more than on drama

Contemplative comedy in both cases

Drama built on melancholy, twice over

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: family

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly
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