Nothing to Declare
2010France★ 5.96 pt match
Both films sit with belonging and the family you choose. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Superbad
2007USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Greg Mottola★ 7.3
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywarmchaotic
Pacing
escalatingerraticepisodic
Story
journeyescapecon deceptionunraveling
Emotion
belonginglongingfiguring out who you arethe family you chooseloss of innocence
Themes
family wounds passed downmen and women navigating expectationspoverty
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleasercatharticrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Superbad
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Superbad. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
French Fried Vacation 2
1979France★ 7.35.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, episodic, and erratic.
About a Boy
2002UK★ 6.75 pt match
Like Superbad, this one is rooted in belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
Sun In Buckets
2013Italy★ 6.85 pt match
What ties these together is belonging. Both circle the same ground: poverty and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, and episodic.
That's Life
1998Italy★ 7.55 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
What We Do in the Shadows
2014New Zealand★ 7.54.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and erratic.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016New Zealand★ 7.64.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, the family you choose, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Midnight Runners
2017South Korea★ 7.54.5 pt match
Both films sit with the family you choose. They share the same lens on poverty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, and escalating.