Top 20 movies like The Jerk

The Jerk

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.

The Jerk is of 1 hour(s) and 34 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society. It was released on 1979-12-14. It has the tagline: A rags to riches to rags story. It has an average vote of 6.907 on TMDB.

Genres: Comedy

1. Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

It has an average vote of 7.256 on TMDB.

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2. Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.

It has an average vote of 5.694 on TMDB.

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3. The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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4. Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school teacher.

It has an average vote of 5.988 on TMDB.

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5. Giants and Toys (巨人と玩具)

Giants and Toys

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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6. Sidewalk Singer

Sidewalk Singer

A man plagued with tragedy fights to rise up from the ashes and restore his life.

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

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7. Out the Gate

Out the Gate

After a turn of unfortunate events in Jamaica, Everton leaves his home to make it big in the music business in America. Everything is not a bed of roses in Hollywood, but with struggles and perseverance he finds love and success, only to have it all threatened when the Don of LA wants his dues.

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

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8. The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.

It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.

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9. Fatboy Slim: Big Beach Boutique 2

Fatboy Slim: Big Beach Boutique 2

Featuring Fat Boy Slim performing live on Brighton Beach infront of 250,000 fans in the biggest beach party of all time.

It has an average vote of 8.7 on TMDB.

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10. The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

It has an average vote of 6.873 on TMDB.

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11. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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.

It has an average vote of 7.241 on TMDB.

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12. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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13. Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spaced-out duo sells enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to take the cash and realize their fondest dreams: new guitars, islands in the sun and beautiful women. But, of course, not everything goes as planned. While celebrating their wealth in a new wave Chinese restaurant, Cheech meets his long-lost love Donna, and promptly escorts her to her posh penthouse. He soon learns, however, that Donna's boyfriend, an ex-con named Animal, is on his way to her boudoir. Meanwhile, Chong has unwittingly exchanged all their money for a worthless bank check - and the only way to get it back is to escape into a nearby insane asylum.

It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

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14. Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late 1870s. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

It has an average vote of 6.673 on TMDB.

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15. Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.

It has an average vote of 6.442 on TMDB.

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16. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

It has an average vote of 6.586 on TMDB.

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17. Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.

It has an average vote of 7.104 on TMDB.

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18. Breaking Away

Breaking Away

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.

It has an average vote of 7.123 on TMDB.

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19. ¡Three Amigos!

¡Three Amigos!

A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.

It has an average vote of 6.306 on TMDB.

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20. The Professionals

The Professionals

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

It has an average vote of 7.072 on TMDB.

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