Movies Like Living in Oblivion (1995)

Living in Oblivion is a 1995 comedy, drama film from Tom DiCillo with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy and Problem Child 2.

Comedy Drama

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

7.5

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

45 Years

2015

There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

6.6

MagicScore

It Came from Hollywood

1982

Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special features on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and a special tribute to the worst film maker of all-time, Ed Wood.

5.2

MagicScore

Spiderbabe

2003

A socially awkward young woman gets bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes a crime-fighting superhero and tries to defeat a nefarious super villain while going after any man (or woman) she wants to bed down with.

4.6

MagicScore

Lumière!

2016

A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.

8.0

MagicScore

50/50

2011

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

7.2

MagicScore

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

What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012

Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

The Rum Diary

2011

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Heavy Trip

2018

Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival -- and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer to make their dreams a reality.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

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

#13

The Beach House

2020

A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when unexpected guests – and the surrounding environment – exhibit signs of a mysterious infection.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

Compulsion

2013

A strange and destructive relationship develops between a chef and her neighbor, a former child actress.

4.4

MagicScore

#15

Bad Meat

2011

Six troubled teens at secluded camp for juvenile delinquents must fight for their lives after a mysterious virus transforms the guards into cannibalistic mutants.

4.3

MagicScore

#16

Stage Fright

1987

While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Maniac

2012

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

964 Pinocchio

1991

A memory-wiped and defective cyborg sex slave is tossed onto the streets and taken in by a homeless woman while his corporate creators hunt him down.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Six Men Getting Sick

1967

Lynch's first film project consists of a loop of six people vomiting projected on to a special sculptured screen featuring twisted three-dimensional faces.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

One Cut of the Dead

2017

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Living in Oblivion?

The top films similar to Living in Oblivion by MovieMagicScore are Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (7.5), Problem Child 2 (5.9), 45 Years (6.6). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Living in Oblivion worth watching?

Living in Oblivion holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 305 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Living in Oblivion?

Living in Oblivion (1995) is a comedy, drama film directed by Tom DiCillo, starring Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney.

Where can I find more recommendations like Living in Oblivion?

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 Living in Oblivion

This ranked list pairs Living in Oblivion (1995), a comedy and drama film from Tom DiCillo, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Steve Buscemi 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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