The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.15.5 pt match
They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy, chaotic, erratic, and episodic.
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
La Cité de la peur
1994FranceLanguage: frDirected by Alain Berbérian★ 7.5
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedyabsurdistwhimsicalchaotic
Pacing
episodicerratic
Story
investigationpursuitcon deception
Emotion
paranoiafiguring out who you are
Themes
corrupt institutionscaught between worlds
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchablediscussion starter
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
If Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017USA★ 8.14 pt match
They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.54 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: dark comedy, whimsical, and episodic.
Burn After Reading
2008USA★ 6.73.5 pt match
Like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and paranoia. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, and erratic.
Dr. Strangelove
1964USA★ 8.13 pt match
Like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy, this one is rooted in paranoia and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, absurdist, and erratic.