Movies like Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks is a comedy of embarrassment where a good-natured screwup makes life hard for an ambitious man. The list below looks for films with similar slapstick, oddball characters and a heart under the silliness.
Picks and reasons written with AI, based on TMDb data.- There's Something About MaryCringe situations and a lovable unlucky guy, exactly this mix.Streaming: Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyAbsurd, character-driven humor with plenty of silliness.Streaming: Paramount Plus
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanPure cringe, with a lead who misreads everything.Streaming: Disney Plus
- Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsA chaotic animal lover delivers slapstick and nonstop gags.Rent or buy only
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeGoofy farce with weird characters and no fear of embarrassment.Streaming: HBO Max
- Austin Powers: International Man of MysterySame love of over-the-top characters and silly gags.Streaming: Filmtastic, HBO Max
- Austin Powers in GoldmemberMore over-the-top gags and oddball side characters.Streaming: HBO Max
- Bridget Jones's DiaryEmbarrassing moments and a lead you root for.Streaming: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
- Weekend at Bernie'sTwo guys stumble from one absurd situation to the next.Streaming: ARD Plus, Magenta TV+
- Airplane!Dense run of gags and characters who get everything wrong.Streaming: Paramount Plus, WOW
- The 40 Year-Old VirginSteve Carell as a lovable outsider, humor between embarrassment and heart.Streaming: Netflix
- Meet the ParentsA chain of mishaps that nearly costs a man his love and standing.Streaming: Paramount Plus, WOW
- Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesSteve Carell in an ensemble comedy packed with oddballs.Rent or buy only