If you loved Robin Hood: Men in Tights, try Life Stinks

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Life Stinks has roughly 10.5× fewer votes than Robin Hood: Men in Tights — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Mel Brooks, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Robin Hood: Men in Tights, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Life Stinks is

Apparently someone thought a wealthy guy on the streets would be hilarious. Goddard Bolt bets his rival he can survive penniless for thirty days. It turns out living rough is not a joke.

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