Movies like Idol
If Idol's mix of satire and celebrity stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Idol's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Code 3
2025 · Directed by Christopher Leone · 100 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: satire
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · Directed by David Zucker · 85 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: satire
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
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A King in New York
1957 · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 104 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: satire
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
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The Other Side of the Wind
2018 · Directed by Orson Welles · 122 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: satire
At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what…
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Mainstream
2021 · Directed by Gia Coppola · 95 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: satire
A young woman thinks she’s found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.