18 best movies like George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986)

List of the best movies like George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986): American Grindhouse, Jerry Before Seinfeld, Eugene Mirman: An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory, Alone Up There, Comedy Central Roast of James Franco, Feels Good Man, Chuck Norris vs Communism, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner, Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire.

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genrehorror, action, comedy, documentary, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA

Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA

When it comes to satirical observational comedy, Eugene Mirman is a wizard at finding humor in what ordinary people find mundane. Tune in to find out why you should get your daughter a neck tattoo and how to make ten Saudi Arabian men give you $40 each. And if you know what a theremin is, you'll be excited to know that there's one in this special.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryCanada, USA

The stand-up comedian is a special breed, both an artist and an artisan. They work by painstakingly developing a persona, scripting and editing an act, and revising it on the spot to suit the energy of a given audience. If the audience does not grasp the countless hours crafting the routine, and the empathic micro-calculations, then the act was a success... well, as long as it was funny.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA
Duration01:10

It's James Franco's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, documentary, cartoon
CountryUSA

When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness and navigate America's cultural divide.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, comedy, documentary, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Romania, USA

In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the seeds of a revolution.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, documentary, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:26

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA

Ray Romano cut his stand-up teeth at the Comedy Cellar in New York. Now, in his first comedy special in 23 years, he returns to where it all began.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA

Unbridled comic Chris D'Elia reconsiders his approach to major life events like marriage, not having kids and buying pants for your friends.

Markimdb: 5
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA

Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music for an outrageous comedy special that could only come from the mind of Seth. Guests include Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf, John Mulaney, Michael Che, David Chang, Ike Barinholtz, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, Sacha Baron Cohen, Nick Kroll, Post Malone, Chris Hardwick, and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy, documentary, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, documentary
CountryUSA

Finding love is never easy. For Ravi Patel, a first generation Indian-American, the odds are slim. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, family-oriented, kind and—in keeping with tradition—Indian (though hopefully raised in the US). Oh, and her last name should be Patel because in India, Patels usually marry other Patels. And so at 30, Ravi decides to break up with his American girlfriend (the one who by all accounts is perfect for him except for her red hair and American name) and embark on a worldwide search for another Patel longing to be loved. He enlists the help of his matchmaker mother, attends a convention of Patels living in the US and travels to wedding season in India. Witty, honest and heartfelt, this comedy explores the questions with which we all struggle: What is love? What is happiness? And how in the world do we go about finding them?

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, musical, documentary
CountryUSA

An investigative team lead by Adrain Lamo exposes French intelligence officer Alain Giraud as the Mastermind behind Bitconnect.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, documentary, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:30

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru names Carlos.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA
Duration01:05

Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, documentary, detective, history
CountryUSA, Taiwan, China

From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with a force befitting its military moniker—“General Tso’s Chicken.” But who was General Tso and how did this dish become so ubiquitous? Ian Cheney’s delightfully insightful documentary charts the history of Chinese Americans through the surprising origins of this sticky, sweet, just-spicy-enough dish that we’ve adopted as our own.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA

Patton Oswalt, despite a personal tragedy, produces his best standup yet. Focusing on the tribulations of the Trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, Oswalt continues his journey to contribute joy to the world.




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