# Movies like Punchline

> Films most similar to Punchline (1988) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/punchline-1988/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Lucas](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lucas-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.7 · 255 votes
- **[Nothing in Common](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/nothing-in-common-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 5.9 · 135 votes · bittersweet, cozy
- **[The Survivors](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-survivors-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 5.7 · 114 votes · outsider, pitch-black, playful
- **[School Daze](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/school-daze-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 5.7 · 113 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[Fade to Black](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/fade-to-black-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 5.6 · 91 votes · 3am-cult, dread, unhinged
- **[Tapeheads](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tapeheads-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 5.4 · 61 votes · outsider, playful
- **[Family Business](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/family-business-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.7 · 274 votes · bittersweet, playful
- **[The Student](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-student-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 5.9 · 268 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Pink Cadillac](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pink-cadillac-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 5.5 · 258 votes · cozy, playful
- **[About Last Night...](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/about-last-night-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.0 · 233 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[She's Having a Baby](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/she-s-having-a-baby-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 5.9 · 218 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Heartburn](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/heartburn-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.0 · 213 votes · bittersweet, tender

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