If you have finished watching the film History of the World: Part I (1981) and are looking for other movies like it, here is a list of options to consider.
Dicks: The Musical
SimilarAlex Strangelove (2018),
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Billy Elliot (2000), Bugsy Malone (1976), Chicago (2002), D.E.B.S. (2005), Dirty Dancing (1987), Enchanted (2007), Fame (2009), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Go (1999), La Vie en Rose (2007), Mamma Mia! (2008),
Mary Poppins (1964) Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Shall We Dance? (2004), Transamerica (2005), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971),
Watch afterAvatar (2009),
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Barbie (2023) Dune (2021), Dune: Part Two (2024), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Joker (2019), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Parasite (2019), Poor Things (2023), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), The Batman (2022),
Studio20th Century Fox,
A24
The audaciously titled Dicks: The Musical comes with an equally eye-catching tagline, boasting the honor of being “A24’s first musical.” That’s bound to intrigue cinephiles everywhere. After all, not every movie studio is trendy enough to regularly sell out of logo festooned merchandise. Or even make hipster merch in the first place. Continue Reading →
Flora and Son
SimilarAmélie (2001),
Boys Don't Cry (1999) Bugsy Malone (1976), Chicago (2002), Dirty Dancing (1987), Enchanted (2007), Erin Brockovich (2000), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Forrest Gump (1994), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Gridiron Gang (2006), La Vie en Rose (2007), Mamma Mia! (2008),
Mary Poppins (1964) Moulin Rouge! (2001), Random Harvest (1942), Shall We Dance? (2004), The Karate Kid (1984), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971),
Watch afterEverything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Saw X (2023), Shortcomings (2023),
StudioFilmNation Entertainment,
About 75 minutes into Flora and Son, its script veers toward the self-reflexive. “What movie are you in?” Flora (Eve Hewson) snaps. “One without you in it,” her son, Max (Orén Kinlan), replies. This sort of exchange fits holistically into writer-director John Carney’s latest. It’s self-aware, sure, but it’s not meta. Like most of the film’s writing, it is entirely transparent in its machinations, going so far as to declare them at points. Supporting characters largely function as symbols rather than people. Continue Reading →