Movies Like A Parks and Recreation Special (2020)

A Parks and Recreation Special is a 2020 comedy film from Morgan Sackett with a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Sweet Charity.

Comedy

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

7.2

MagicScore

Sweet Charity

1969

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

6.9

MagicScore

The Holiday Calendar

2018

A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.

6.6

MagicScore

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

6.1

MagicScore

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

2004

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

5.7

MagicScore

Believe Me

2014

Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake charity to embezzle money for tuition.

5.3

MagicScore

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

2018

Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music for an outrageous comedy special that could only come from the mind of Seth. Guests include Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf, John Mulaney, Michael Che, David Chang, Ike Barinholtz, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, Sacha Baron Cohen, Nick Kroll, Post Malone, Chris Hardwick, and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious.

5.1

MagicScore

The Hot Flashes

2013

An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.

4.6

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

1984

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

49 Up

2006

49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Dead Man Walking

1995

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Babette's Feast

1987

A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Les Misérables

1935

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Things We Lost in the Fire

2007

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

If I Only Had Christmas

2020

At Christmas, a cheerful publicist teams up with a cynical business owner and his team to help a charity in need.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Hunting & Gathering

2007

When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

After the Wedding

2019

Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present while mysteries unravel.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

2009

You can learn a lot from a maniacal baby genius bent on a world of domination, but we kinda hope you don't. In the shockingly hilarious 100th episode of 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘶𝘺, Stewie makes good on his threat to do away with “vile woman” he calls Lois.

8.1

MagicScore

#19

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015

It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time.

8.0

MagicScore

#20

Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup

2011

Norm MacDonald, the iconic anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update" and star of the cult classic Dirty Work, is back with a vengeance.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Parks and Recreation Special?

The top films similar to A Parks and Recreation Special by MovieMagicScore are The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (7.2), Sweet Charity (6.9), The Holiday Calendar (6.6). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Parks and Recreation Special worth watching?

A Parks and Recreation Special holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10 from 42 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is A Parks and Recreation Special?

A Parks and Recreation Special (2020) is a comedy film directed by Morgan Sackett, starring Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Rashida Jones.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Parks and Recreation Special?

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 A Parks and Recreation Special

This ranked list pairs A Parks and Recreation Special (2020), a comedy film from Morgan Sackett, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Amy Poehler 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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