Best in Show (2000)
- Synopsis:
- Dry-humored mockumentary follows show pooches and their eccentric human companions as they prepare for glory at a national dog show.
- Starring:
- Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey
- Director:
- Christopher Guest
- Rated:
- PG-13
12 handpicked matches for Best in Show
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Waiting for Guffman (1997)
Waiting for Guffman is a Close match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Earlier Guest mockumentary offers similarly exaggerated,but more affectionate glimpse of community theater.
- Starring:
- Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
- Director:
- Christopher Guest
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 84
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Waiting for Guffman
(1997) (R)
More Affectionate
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Waiting for Guffman (1997)
Waiting for Guffman is a Close match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Earlier Guest mockumentary offers similarly exaggerated,but more affectionate glimpse of community theater.
- Starring:
- Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
- Director:
- Christopher Guest
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 84
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This Is Spinal Tap
(1984) (R)
Classic Mockumentary
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Classic Mockumentary
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap is a Close match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Rollicking metalhead satire provided the inspiration and template for further mockumentaries.
- Starring:
- Rob Reiner, Michael McKean
- Director:
- Rob Reiner
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 82
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A Mighty Wind
(2003) (PG-13)
Kinder, Gentler
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Kinder, Gentler
A Mighty Wind (2003)
A Mighty Wind is a Close match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Troupe's more soft-hearted mockumentary sends up '60s-era folkies.
- Starring:
- Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest
- Director:
- Christopher Guest
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 90
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For Your Consideration
(2006) (PG-13)
More Emotional
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More Emotional
For Your Consideration (2006)
For Your Consideration is a Close match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Behind-the-scenes movie satire shares same humor and improvised play in more poignant story.
- Starring:
- Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
- Director:
- Christopher Guest
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 86
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The Office
(2005) (NR)
Similar Humor
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Similar Humor
The Office (2005)
The Office is a Creative match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Similarly dry humored series, shot mockumentary style, follows travails of equally eccentric office workers.
- Starring:
- Jenna Fischer, Steve Carell
- Director:
- Ken Kwapis, Harold Ramis
- Rated:
- NR
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Air Guitar Nation
(2006) (R)
More Real
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More Real
Air Guitar Nation (2006)
Air Guitar Nation is a Creative match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Outrageous documentary follows similarly driven and obsessed real people.
- Starring:
- Zac Munro, Gordon Hintz
- Director:
- Alexandra Lipsitz
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 78
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(2004) (PG-13)
More Slapstick
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More Slapstick
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a Creative match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Boisterous, more slapstick comedy parodies sports competition is rollicking tale of overmatched dodgeball team.
- Starring:
- Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor
- Director:
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 92
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Little Miss Sunshine
(2006) (R)
More Sentimental
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More Sentimental
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine is a Creative match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: More mainstream, narrative comedy follows equally obsessed pageant contestant on an interstate odyssey.
- Starring:
- Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell
- Director:
- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 102
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Strictly Ballroom
(1993) (PG)
More Serious
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More Serious
Strictly Ballroom (1993)
Strictly Ballroom is a Creative match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Ballroom dance competition provides fodder for more serious musical examination of obsessive competitors. Not a mockumentary.
- Starring:
- Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice
- Director:
- Baz Luhrmann
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 92
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American Dreamz
(2006) (PG-13)
Broader, Sillier
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Broader, Sillier
American Dreamz (2006)
American Dreamz is a Borderline match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Broader, sillier satire polks fun at politics, TV talents shows, and outsized ambition.
- Starring:
- Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid
- Director:
- Paul Weitz
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 107
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Zoolander
(2001) (PG-13)
Even Sillier
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Even Sillier
Zoolander (2001)
Zoolander is a Borderline match for Best in Show
Our Clerk Says: Sillier spy spoof parodies New York's fashion scene in story of political assassination/male model catfights.
- Starring:
- Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson
- Director:
- Ben Stiller
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 89
