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15 Movies Like Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off shares important genre DNA with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by John Hughes✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Edie McClurg and Ben Stein
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56%

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Uncle Buck

1989

Uncle Buck shares important genre DNA with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by John Hughes✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family
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49%

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Three Men and a Baby

1987

Three Men and a Baby shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone
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48%

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone
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48%

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Planes, Trains and Automobiles, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Also stars Steve Martin
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47%

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Weird Science

1985

Weird Science shares important genre DNA with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by John Hughes✓ Both are Buddy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family
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45%

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Any Which Way You Can

1980

Any Which Way You Can shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone
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45%

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Twins

1988

Twins shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone
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43%

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Young Guns

1988

Young Guns shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone
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43%

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Driving Miss Daisy

1989

Driving Miss Daisy shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone
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43%

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone
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43%

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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989

See No Evil, Hear No Evil shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone
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43%

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48 Hrs.

1982

48 Hrs. shares key genre characteristics with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone
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43%

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Armed and Dangerous

1986

Armed and Dangerous shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Planes, Trains and Automobiles, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including John Candy and Larry Hankin✓ Both explore family
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43%

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Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Little Shop of Horrors shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Planes, Trains and Automobiles, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Steve Martin and John Candy✓ Both explore family
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43%

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