The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.13 pt match
What ties these together is the family you choose and loyalty under pressure. The feel is the same: dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and erratic.
Max & Leon
La Folle Histoire de Max et Léon
2016FranceLanguage: frDirected by Jonathan Barré★ 6.3
Available in English: subtitled
In this WW2 epic comedy – in the vein of “La Grande Vadrouille” – our two heroes, Max and Léon, two lazy and partier pals, will try by all possible means to avoid going in the battle zone… This will lead the duo to demented and wild adventures.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedyabsurdistwhimsicalchaotic
Pacing
erraticepisodicescalating
Story
escapesurvivaljourney
Emotion
belongingloyalty under pressurethe family you choose
Themes
national identityfamily wounds passed down
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Max & Leon
If Max & Leon hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.53 pt match
Like Max & Leon, this one is rooted in belonging and the family you choose. The feel is the same: dark comedy, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Palm Springs
2020USA★ 7.33 pt match
Both films sit with belonging and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.