49 Movies Like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) You Need to Watch Next
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at
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If you loved Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) by Terry Gilliam, here are 49 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are We Bare Bears: The Movie, Little Miss Sunshine, The Darjeeling Limited. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
49 Movies Similar to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
We Bare Bears: The Movie
2020 · Daniel Chong
When Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear's love of food trucks and viral videos get out of hand, the brothers are now chased away from their home and embark on a trip to Canada, where they can live in peace.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Little Miss Sunshine
2006 · Valerie Faris
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Darjeeling Limited
2007 · Wes Anderson
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Holes
2003 · Andrew Davis
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot deser
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 · Danny Leiner
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,
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Vacation
2015 · John Francis Daley
Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the cool
In common: Adventure · Comedy
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Harold Ramis
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
The Bucket List
2007 · Rob Reiner
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a
In common: Comedy · Drama
Road Trip
2000 · Todd Phillips
After a student at the University of Ithaca films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlfriend in
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segr
In common: Comedy · Drama
Into the Wild
2007 · Sean Penn
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska t
In common: Adventure · Drama
Captain Fantastic
2016 · Matt Ross
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginnin
In common: Adventure · Drama
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 · Michael Cimino
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Smokey and the Bandit
1977 · Hal Needham
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
A Dog's Purpose
2017 · Lasse Hallström
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Drama
As Good as It Gets
1997 · James L. Brooks
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
In common: Comedy · Drama
An American Tail
1986 · Don Bluth
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Wild Hogs
2007 · Walt Becker
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band o
In common: Adventure · Comedy
The Rugrats Movie
1998 · Igor Kovalyov
The Pickles family welcome a new arrival, Dil, whose constant crying and need for attention quickly exhaust the other toddlers. Seeking to return the "broken" baby to the hospital, the gang embarks on
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Sex Drive
2008 · Sean Anders
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must j
In common: Adventure · Comedy
The Family Plan
2023 · Simon Cellan Jones
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting
In common: Adventure · Comedy
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013 · Ben Stiller
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Patch Adams
1998 · Tom Shadyac
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own care
In common: Comedy · Drama
Major Payne
1995 · Nick Castle
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Mortdecai
2015 · David Koepp
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Dirty Grandpa
2016 · Dan Mazer
Jason Kelly is one week away from marrying his boss's uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into
In common: Comedy
Chef
2014 · Jon Favreau
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next.
In common: Comedy
Strays
2023 · Josh Greenbaum
When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with Bug, a fast-talki
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Crocodile Dundee
1986 · Peter Faiman
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee neg
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Chris Columbus
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin r
In common: Adventure · Comedy
The Goonies
1985 · Richard Donner
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they r
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Thelma & Louise
1991 · Ridley Scott
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the stre
In common: Adventure · Drama
Paddington in Peru
2024 · Dougal Wilson
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · Brad Silberling
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Buen Camino
2025 · Gennaro Nunziante
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious vill
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Paddington
2014 · Paul King
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Bean
1997 · Mel Smith
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a l
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
2019 · James Bobin
Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself lead
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Paddington 2
2017 · Paul King
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021 · Will Gluck
Peter Rabbit runs away from his human family when he learns they are going to portray him in a bad light in their book. Soon, he crosses paths with an older rabbit who ropes him into a heist.
In common: Adventure · Comedy
Dumb and Dumber
1994 · Peter Farrelly
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found t
In common: Comedy
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006 · Joe Nussbaum
When Erik Stifler realizes that he's the only Stifler family member who might graduate high school a virgin, he decides to live up to his legacy. After some well-meaning advice from Jim's dad, Erik's
In common: Comedy
Me, Myself & Irene
2000 · Peter Farrelly
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities
In common: Comedy
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a majo
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026 · David Frankel
Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand th
In common: Comedy · Drama
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Interstate 60
2002 · Bob Gale
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
In common: Adventure · Drama
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage
In common: Adventure · Comedy · Drama