Movies Like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy is a 1994 comedy film from Alain Berbérian with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and Simply Black.

Comedy

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2006

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.

7.2

MagicScore

Simply Black

2020

A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventure.

5.9

MagicScore

Living in Oblivion

1995

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

7.2

MagicScore

Problem Child 2

1991

Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.

5.9

MagicScore

The Dinner Game

1998

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

7.8

MagicScore

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick

2003

Dieudonné receives his friend Patrick. The latter is in the midst of a depression following his divorce from his wife Sandrine. Dieudonné then comes to talk about couples' problems, romantic encounters, the effects of several years of married life, the role of a parent, children in the midst of divorce. In the course of his development, he even comes to the subject of war, religions, the attacks of September 11. In short, a whole program!

7.6

MagicScore

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

7.4

MagicScore

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

1976

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

7.3

MagicScore

OSS 117: Lost in Rio

2009

In 1967, OSS 117 is sent to Brazil in order to retrieve a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers, only to once again unknowingly set foot into a bigger international intrigue.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Don't Die Too Hard!

2001

Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Didier

1997

Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...

6.1

MagicScore

#12

OSS 117: From Africa with Love

2021

1981. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is back. For this new mission – more delicate, more dangerous and more torrid than ever – he is forced to team up with a young new colleague, the promising OSS 1001.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

McWalter

2025

McWalter, a legendary American elite agent, is falsely accused of a series of attacks all around the globe. Determined to clear his name, he goes on the run to solve the mystery, thwart a earthwise conspiracy, and save the world…

5.1

MagicScore

#14

Problem Child

1990

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Claire's Camera

2018

Claire, a school teacher with a camera is on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Man-hee, recently laid off after a one-night stand with a film director.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Oldboy

2003

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

8.2

MagicScore

#17

Femme Fatale

2002

A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Taxidermia

2006

Grotesquely surreal offering charting three male generations of the same bizarre family, including a pervert who constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater, and a passionate embalmer.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Film, Film, Film

1968

The trials and tribulations of putting a feature film together.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy?

The top films similar to Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy by MovieMagicScore are OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (7.2), Simply Black (5.9), Living in Oblivion (7.2). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy worth watching?

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 1,304 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy?

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994) is a comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian, starring Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia.

Where can I find more recommendations like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

This ranked list pairs Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994), a comedy film from Alain Berbérian, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chantal Lauby take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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