Bottle Rocket (1996)
- Synopsis:
- A trio of slackers decide that taking up crime is a smart career move. Wrong! Despite their best efforts, they stink at it. Debuts for Anderson, Owen and Luke Wilson.
- Starring:
- Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson
- Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Rated:
- R
21 handpicked matches for Bottle Rocket
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Palookaville (1996)
Palookaville is a Close match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Underrated sleeper of more slackers failing as criminals with blackly comic results. Less action and violence, but similar pacing and humor.
- Starring:
- William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo
- Director:
- Alan Taylor
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 93
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Palookaville
(1996) (R)
Similar Plot
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Palookaville (1996)
Palookaville is a Close match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Underrated sleeper of more slackers failing as criminals with blackly comic results. Less action and violence, but similar pacing and humor.
- Starring:
- William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo
- Director:
- Alan Taylor
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 93
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The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001) (R)
Similar Style
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Similar Style
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Another quirky Anderson film featuring Luke and Owen Wilson as troubled friends, but as part of an ensemble cast.
- Starring:
- Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston
- Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 108
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Rushmore
(1999) (R)
Similar Style
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Similar Style
Rushmore (1999)
Rushmore is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: No crime, less violence, and more romance in another well-loved Anderson and Owen Wilson script with a similar style and sense of humor.
- Starring:
- Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
- Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 93
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The Darjeeling Limited
(2007) (R)
Similar Owen Role
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Similar Owen Role
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The Darjeeling Limited is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Anderson and Owen reteam, with Owen as an equally unstable leader of another trio. No crime, but similar humor and style.
- Starring:
- Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody
- Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 91
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Dog Day Afternoon
(1975) (R)
Darker
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Darker
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Darkly comic, more serious true story of some equally eccentric characters attempting a bank robbery.
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, John Cazale
- Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 130
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Band of Outsiders
(1964) (NR)
More Classic
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More Classic
Band of Outsiders (1964)
Band of Outsiders is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Equally inept, less affable criminals also meet a beautiful woman in this blackly comic French New Wave classic.
- Starring:
- Anna Karina, Sami Frey
- Director:
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 97
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Fargo
(1996) (R)
Darker
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Darker
Fargo (1996)
Fargo is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: These idiotic criminals' mistakes alternate between the blackly comic and the horrific. Classic, darker fare.
- Starring:
- Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi
- Director:
- Joel Coen
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 97
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Snatch
(2000) (R)
Faster Pace
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Faster Pace
Snatch (2000)
Snatch is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: More hilarious, bumbling, would-be criminals in this far more violent, faster paced crime comedy.
- Starring:
- Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina
- Director:
- Guy Ritchie
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 102
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Slacker
(1991) (R)
Less Violence, Action
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Less Violence, Action
Slacker (1991)
Slacker is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: No crime, but more Texas slackers with a similar sense of humor, and related, equally quirky characters.
- Starring:
- Judy Basquez, Jean Caffein
- Director:
- Richard Linklater
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 97
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Big Trouble
(2002) (PG-13)
More Mainstream
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More Mainstream
Big Trouble (2002)
Big Trouble is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Less affable bungling criminals pursue a suitcase, along with an ensemble cast. Cruder humor, faster pace, more mainstream.
- Starring:
- Tim Allen, Rene Russo
- Director:
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 85
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
(2004) (R)
Quirkier
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Quirkier
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Quirkier, unique, more visual film from the same director. Similar levels of humor, action, and romance.
- Starring:
- Bill Murray, Owen Wilson
- Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 118
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Clerks
(1994) (R)
Slower
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Slower
Clerks (1994)
Clerks is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: No crime, slower, with less action and more talk, but this is another humorous, quirky classic about slackers during the same time period.
- Starring:
- Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson
- Director:
- Kevin Smith
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 91
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Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
(1999) (R)
More Suspenseful
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More Suspenseful
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1999)
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Another group of friends turn to crime with disastrous results. More suspenseful with as much action and darker humor.
- Starring:
- Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher
- Director:
- Guy Ritchie
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 105
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Big Deal on Madonna Street
(1960) (NR)
More Satiric
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More Satiric
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1960)
Big Deal on Madonna Street is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Italian satire featuring more inept criminals bungling a heist. Very funny, with references to serious heist films.
- Starring:
- Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni
- Director:
- Mario Monicelli
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 91
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Pulp Fiction
(1994) (R)
More Renowned
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More Renowned
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Rather than stupidity, random bad luck ruins these criminals' plans. Darker, more violent, and more renowned.
- Starring:
- John Travolta, Samuel Jackson
- Director:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 153
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The Big Lebowski
(1998) (R)
Funnier
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Funnier
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: More hilarious cult classic of slackers out of their depth with criminals. Less romantic, with more bizarre situations.
- Starring:
- Jeff Bridges, John Goodman
- Director:
- Joel Coen
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 117
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Down by Law
(1986) (R)
Equally Offbeat
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Equally Offbeat
Down by Law (1986)
Down by Law is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Equally offbeat, slower tale of a quirky trio of criminals escaping from jail together. Less action, similar sense of humor.
- Starring:
- Tom Waits, John Lurie
- Director:
- Jim Jarmusch
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 106
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Pineapple Express
(2008) (R)
More Stoner-Comedy
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More Stoner-Comedy
Pineapple Express (2008)
Pineapple Express is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
- Synopsis:
- Comic mayhem and druggie humor predominate in this action-packed buddy comedy about a stoner process server who goes on the run with his sweetly addled dope dealer after witnessing a murder.
- Starring:
- Seth Rogen, James Franco
- Director:
- David Gordon Green
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 112
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Cisco Pike
(1972) (R)
More '70s
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More '70s
Cisco Pike (1972)
Cisco Pike is a Creative match for Bottle Rocket
- Synopsis:
- A blackmailing police officer (Gene Hackman) forces an ex-convict rock star (Kris Kristofferson) to sell 100 kilos of marijuana.
- Starring:
- Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman
- Director:
- Bill Norton
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 94
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The Wendell Baker Story
(2005) (PG-13)
Related Plot
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Related Plot
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
The Wendell Baker Story is a Borderline match for Bottle Rocket
Our Clerk Says: Quirky, unsuccessful comedy also features Luke Wilson as a romantic, inept Texan criminal.
- Starring:
- Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson
- Director:
- Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 99
