Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987USA★ 7.33.5 pt match
What ties these together is the family you choose. They share the same lens on class and money and family duty. Same energy: dark comedy and escalating.
Five
2016FranceLanguage: frDirected by Igor Gotesman★ 7
Available in English: subtitled
A young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills – only to get caught up in the dangerous world of drugs.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedytensechaotic
Pacing
escalatingerratic
Story
survivalunravelingescape
Emotion
loyalty under pressurethe family you choosefeeling powerlessguilt
Themes
povertyclass and moneyfamily duty
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserdiscussion starter
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Five
If Five hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Trading Places
1983USA★ 7.23.5 pt match
Both films sit with the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and poverty. Same energy: dark comedy and escalating.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
Like Five, this one is rooted in the family you choose. They share the same lens on class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy and escalating.
Superbad
2007USA★ 7.33 pt match
What ties these together is the family you choose. They share the same lens on poverty. Same energy: dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and erratic.
The Big Lebowski
1998USA★ 7.83 pt match
Like Five, this one is rooted in feeling powerless and loyalty under pressure. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, chaotic, and erratic.
Burn After Reading
2008USA★ 6.73 pt match
Like Five, this one is rooted in feeling powerless. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and erratic.
The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.13 pt match
Like Five, this one is rooted in the family you choose, loyalty under pressure, and guilt. Both circle the same ground: class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, tense, escalating, and erratic.
Bridesmaids
2011USA★ 6.53 pt match
Both films sit with the family you choose and loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on class and money, family duty, and poverty. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and escalating.