

Similar Films
Movies Like I Used to Be Funny
2024·106 min·Dir. Ally Pankiw·★ 6.5
DramaComedy
Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story unfolds between the present—where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and return to the stage—and the past, where memories of Brooke make it increasingly difficult to ignore her sudden disappearance.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
2025·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Ally Pankiw
2 shared crewDir. Ally PankiwDP: Nina Djacic

Sorry, Baby
2025·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Eva Victor
Themes: sexual assault, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), female protagonistFans also likedDrama & Comedy

Tully
2018·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Jason Reitman
Themes: nanny, melancholyFans also likedComedy & Drama

Shiva Baby
2021·1h 18m·★ 7.1·Emma Seligman
Themes: intimate, candidStarring Rachel SennottComedy & Drama

How to Train Your Dragon
2010·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Chris Sanders
Themes: intimate, sentimental, compassionate

Apocalypto
2006·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Mel Gibson
Themes: earnest, candid

This Is It
2009·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Kenny Ortega
Themes: earnest, candid

Anora
2024·2h 19m·★ 7.4·Sean Baker
Themes: sentimental, female protagonistDrama & Comedy

Perfect Blue
1998·1h 22m·★ 8.0·Satoshi Kon
Themes: tragic, female protagonist

Turning Red
2022·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Domee Shi
Themes: toronto, canada, female protagonist

Last Summer
2023·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Catherine Breillat
Themes: intimate, candid

I Like Movies
2023·1h 39m·★ 6.8·Chandler Levack
Fans also likedStarring Dan BeirneComedy & Drama

Zero Motivation
2014·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Talya Lavie
TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Look at Me
2004·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Agnès Jaoui
TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

How to Have Sex
2023·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Molly Manning Walker
Themes: sexual assault, female protagonist

Loitering with Intent
2014·1h 20m·★ 4.5·Adam Rapp
TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Girl, Interrupted
1999·2h 7m·★ 7.3·James Mangold
Themes: compassionate, female protagonist

Seven Pounds
2008·2h 3m·★ 7.6·Gabriele Muccino
TMDB recommends

Fatherhood
2021·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Paul Weitz
Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Repulsion
1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski
TMDB recommends
How Good Is I Used to Be Funny?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
6.6Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.7
★ IMDb6.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Decent, Give It a Shot
Where to Watch I Used to Be Funny
Streaming, rental, and purchase options across 40+ countries.
United States
USIn Theaters
1Stream
2Free with Ads
1Rent
3Buy
4Available in 23 countries
Related Collections
Find More