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Audiences latched onto Sorry to Bother You (2018) as a fantasy theatrical experience: big enough for a group watch, specific enough to reward a second viewing once you know where it's headed. The fantasy and science fiction blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 1h 52m · ★ 6.8
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★ 7.0 · Romance · Comedy · Crime · 1h 41m
Why you'll love it
If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, The Mask (1994) is a strong next stop: both trade in fantasy and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.4 · Comedy · Science Fiction · Adventure · 1h 24m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Idiocracy (2006) is a strong next stop: both trade in science fiction and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.2 · Action · Comedy · Fantasy · 1h 40m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Big Trouble in Little China (1986) is a strong next stop: both trade in fantasy and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.3 · Fantasy · Comedy · Drama · 2h 4m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Pleasantville (1998) is a strong next stop: both trade in fantasy and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.4 · Science Fiction · Thriller · Comedy · 1h 59m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Bugonia (2025) is a strong next stop: both trade in science fiction and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.9 · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1h 27m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Sleeper (1973) is a strong next stop: both trade in science fiction and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
★ 6.7 · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1h 32m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Repo Man (1984) is a strong next stop: both trade in science fiction and comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.4 · Comedy · 1h 28m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Scary Movie (2000) is a strong next stop: both trade in comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.3 · Crime · Comedy · Adventure · 1h 30m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) is a strong next stop: both trade in comedy, with comic timing and sharper banter. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.3 · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller · 1h 33m
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If Sorry to Bother You clicked for you, They Live (1988) is a strong next stop: both trade in science fiction, with momentum and clean stakes. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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