Movies Like When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo (2004)

When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo is a 2004 comedy film from Radivoje 'Raša' Andrić with a MovieMagicScore of 8.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Snowtown and The Keeper.

Comedy

Snowtown

2011

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

6.3

MagicScore

The Keeper

2018

The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.

7.4

MagicScore

Life Goes On

1969

A promising goalkeeper of Real Madrid sees his chance when a teammate is injured and is summoned to replace him. But the misfortune is primed with him when an untimely car accident damaged her spine and is forced to give up that had to be the game of his life. Tired of so much bad luck, he retreats to a seaside hotel, where chance will go up to the stage.

6.7

MagicScore

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

1975

Goalkeeper Josef Bloch is sent off after committing a foul during an away game. This causes him to lose his bearings, and he wanders aimlessly through the city streets and spends the night with the box-office attendant of a movie theatre.

5.9

MagicScore

Underground

1995

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.

7.7

MagicScore

Who's Singin' Over There?

1980

On Saturday, 5 April 1941, one day before the Invasion of Yugoslavia of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a colourful group of random passengers on a country road deep in the heart of Serbia board a dilapidated bus, headed for the capital Belgrade. The group includes two gypsy musicians, a World War I veteran, a Germanophile, a budding singer, a sickly looking man, and a hunter with a shotgun. The bus is owned by Krstic senior, and driven by his impressionable and dim-witted son Misko.

7.6

MagicScore

Promise Me This

2007

An old man named Zivojin Markovic, living in a remote village prays for his grandson Cane to go to the city, sell his cow and bring back a wife. In the city he is supposed to meet up with his grandfather's stepbrother, but this man is dead. Instead, he meets this man's two grandsons, two good-natured brothers who are nevertheless small-time criminals and experts in demolition. Cane soon clicks with these men, and also falls in love with a schoolgirl (Jasna), who he wants to marry as part of his testament with his grandfather. He gets involved in this girl's family affairs, rescuing both her and her mother from prostitution and gangsters headed by a man called Bajo, and the new group of people return to the small village in time to celebrate Zivojin's wedding to his neighbor, despite the gangsters' best efforts to stop the celebration, which results in a double wedding.

6.5

MagicScore

Man Is Not a Bird

1965

A Serbian engineer falls for a younger woman, but he is inept at courtship.

5.9

MagicScore

Innocence Unprotected

1968

A documentary about the famous athlete and movie enthusiast who made Serbia's first sound film, Innocence Unprotected. The Nazi occupation of Belgrade prevented the film from gaining wider acclaim. Director Makavejev intersperses clips of the original film with interviews of surviving cast and crew members, as well as newsreel and archival footage.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Subspecies V: Blood Rise

2023

Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, Radu (Anders Hove) has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: The Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, and companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.

4.9

MagicScore

#11

These Days

2016

Four girls unknowingly experience the happiest days of their lives during an uneventful best-friend trip to Belgrade.

4.5

MagicScore

#12

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

1998

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

8.1

MagicScore

#13

Friday

1995

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Taking Off

1971

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Demolition

2016

An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Inherent Vice

2014

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004

Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Grandma's Boy

2006

Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Half Baked

1998

Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Spike Island

2012

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo?

The top films similar to When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo by MovieMagicScore are Snowtown (6.3), The Keeper (7.4), Life Goes On (6.7). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo worth watching?

When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.3/10 from 46 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo?

When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo (2004) is a comedy film directed by Radivoje 'Raša' Andrić, starring Sergej Trifunović, Marija Karan, Nebojša Glogovac.

Where can I find more recommendations like When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo?

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 When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo

This ranked list pairs When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo (2004), a comedy film from Radivoje 'Raša' Andrić, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sergej Trifunović 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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