If you loved They Came Together, try A Futile and Stupid Gesture

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. 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 David Wain, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to They Came Together, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What A Futile and Stupid Gesture is

A comedy empire is built on a mountain of napkin sketches. Over two decades the co-founder of National Lampoon turns his life into a punchline. The jokes land, the mood doesn’t.

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