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10 Best Movies Like Looking for the 5-Hour

If you loved Looking for the 5-Hour, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for the 5-Hour for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketb...

#2
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for the 5-Hour for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#3
Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for the 5-Hour for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying to stay sober at a wine tastin...

#4
Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer

Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for the 5-Hour for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent....

#5
Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

1993★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for the 5-Hour for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is ...

#6
The Hammer

The Hammer

2007★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Looking for the 5-Hour for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, F...

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