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Movies that feel likeTed (2012)

John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.

If you loved Ted, the closest films we have are Isn't It Romantic (2019), A Man Called Ove (2015) and A Serious Man (2009). All three share Ted'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 About Endlessness (2019).

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ted 2 (2015)

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Isn't It Romantic
2019 · dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
🍅 70%★ 5.9comedy · fantasy · romance

A high-concept fantasy premise mined for cheeky laughs

The difference: PG-13 and sweeter — the edge is sanded way down

For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.

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A Man Called Ove
2015 · dir. Hannes Holm
🍅 91%★ 7.7comedy · dramaNetflixPrime Video

Gruff exterior, buried sweetness, laughs edged with darkness

The difference: A tearjerker at heart — grief, not bong jokes

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

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A Serious Man
2009 · dir. Ethan Coen
🍅 89%★ 7comedy · dramaPrime Video

Dark comedy about a man's life quietly falling apart

The difference: Coen existential dread — bleak, biblical and unresolved

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. He scrambles to find a semblance of meaning as he loses control of nearly every aspect of his life.

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About Endlessness
2019 · dir. Roy Andersson
🍅 95%★ 6.8drama · fantasy · comedyRent or buy

Deadpan absurdity about the strangeness of ordinary lives

The difference: Austere Swedish tableaux — barely any jokes per minute

A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality, guided by a Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments have the same significance as historical events. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.

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Barbie
2023 · dir. Greta Gerwig
🍅 88%★ 6.8comedy · adventure · fantasyMax

A toy come to life colliding with human mess and disappointment

The difference: Slicker and more pointed, with real ideas running under the comedy

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

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Dogma
1999 · dir. Kevin Smith
🍅 72%★ 7.3fantasy · comedy · adventure

Profane comedy that still takes its fantasy mythology seriously

The difference: Talky 90s religious satire — more debate than hangout

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.

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Just Like Heaven
2005 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 54%★ 6.7comedy · romance · fantasy

A supernatural roommate upending a stalled life

The difference: A gentle romcom — whimsy and longing, not raunch

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

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The Banshees of Inisherin
2022 · dir. Martin McDonagh
🍅 96%★ 7.6drama · comedyRent or buy

A friendship breakup treated with dead-serious comic weight

The difference: Melancholy and violent — the laughs curdle into sorrow

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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PK
2014 · dir. Rajkumar Hirani
🍅 82%★ 8.1comedy · drama · science fictionNetflix

A childlike outsider whose innocence exposes adult absurdity

The difference: A Bollywood epic of faith — earnest where Ted is filthy

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.

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This Is the End
2013 · dir. Seth Rogen
🍅 82%★ 6.6action · comedy

Crude buddy comedy where an absurd premise is played straight

The difference: Apocalyptic mayhem — ensemble chaos over one friendship

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · dir. Terry Gilliam
🍅 92%★ 8.1adventure · comedy · fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

Both are built on the same subject: satire

The difference: Takes it somewhere less warm than Ted does

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

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🍅 90%★ 7.4comedyPrime Video

Gleeful vulgarity used to poke at real social norms

The difference: Hidden-camera chaos — no warmth, no buddy loyalty

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.

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