Midnight Runners
2017South Korea★ 7.55.5 pt match
Both films sit with the family you choose. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, and escalating.
Ghostbusters
1984USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Ivan Reitman★ 7.5
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywhimsicalwarmabsurdist
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
survivalinvestigationrebellionjourney
Emotion
belongingthe family you choosefiguring out who you are
Themes
corrupt institutionsold ways vs. new worldclass and money
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchablecathartic
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Ghostbusters
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Ghostbusters. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Hot Fuzz
2007UK★ 7.65 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, figuring out who you are, and the family you choose. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions, class and money, and old ways vs. new world. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, and escalating.
Ruby & Quentin
2003France★ 6.75 pt match
What ties these together is the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Vai Que Cola: O Filme
2015Brazil★ 6.25 pt match
Like Ghostbusters, this one is rooted in belonging and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
What We Do in the Shadows
2014New Zealand★ 7.54.5 pt match
Both films sit with belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on old ways vs. new world. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, absurdist, and episodic.
RRRrrrr!!!
2004France★ 6.34.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, and episodic.
That's Life
1998Italy★ 7.54.5 pt match
Both films sit with belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on class and money and corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
The World's End
2013UK★ 6.84 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, belonging, and the family you choose. They share the same lens on old ways vs. new world. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, and escalating.