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Movies that feel likeFrench Fried Vacation 2 (1979)

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.

If you loved French Fried Vacation 2, the closest films we have are Real Life (1979), Used Cars (1980) and Animal House (1978). All three share French Fried Vacation 2's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Clockwise (1986).

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Real Life
1979 · dir. Albert Brooks
🍅 84%★ 7comedyRent or buy

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

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Used Cars
1980 · dir. Robert Zemeckis
🍅 77%★ 6.7comedyPrime Video

Comedy built on wit, twice over

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

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Animal House
1978 · dir. John Landis
🍅 89%★ 7.4comedy

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

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The Party
1968 · dir. Blake Edwards
🍅 83%★ 7.4comedyPrime Video

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

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Clockwise
1986 · dir. Christopher Morahan
🍅 83%★ 6.6comedy

A streak of play through both

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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PlayTime
1967 · dir. Jacques Tati
🍅 98%★ 7.8comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.

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Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964 · dir. Jean Girault
★ 7.1comedy

Comedy in the same key

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor.

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★ 8.4comedy

Comedy approached the same way

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik
🍅 72%★ 7.5comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · dir. John Hughes
🍅 93%★ 7.6comedyParamount+

Both working the same comedy territory

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

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Best in Show
2000 · dir. Christopher Guest
🍅 93%★ 7.5comedyParamount+

Both play comedy straight

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

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The Green Butchers
2003 · dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
🍅 63%★ 7.2comedy

Both are comedy through and through

Svend and Bjarne work for a butcher in a small Danish town. Fed up with their boss' arrogance, they decide to start their own butcher shop. After dismal beginnings, an unfortunate accident happens which coincides with a large order of meat. One hasty decision leads to another and soon the business thrives. In the meantime, Bjarne has to deal with his twin brother who has been in coma for years following a gruesome car accident.

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