Film

Sisters

Name: Sisters
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015
Cast: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Dianne Wiest, John Leguizamo

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play grown sisters throwing one last, spectacularly ill-advised house party before their parents sell the family home. It's raunchy, loose-limbed, and clearly having a blast, built on the easy chemistry of two comedians who've been finishing each other's sentences for decades. Good for anyone who wants adult silliness with a little ache underneath it.

TMDb rating

6.0

If you liked this

Bridesmaids2011

Maya Rudolph again, this time as the bride instead of the wingman, in the film that proved women could be just as filthy and chaotic as any boys'-club comedy.

But You've probably already seen it, possibly several times, at which point what am I even telling you.

Baby Mama2008

Fey and Poehler's first pairing, and it's got the same DNA — mismatched energy, real affection underneath the bickering, jokes that land because the two of them trust each other completely.

But Gentler and more conventional than Sisters; the surrogate-pregnancy plot is broader sitcom than anarchic house party.

Wine Country2019no page yet

Poehler directs and stars alongside an SNL-heavy ensemble for a birthday trip that curdles into midlife reckoning — same instinct for mining friendship for both laughs and genuine feeling.

But Lower-key and more melancholy than raucous; some found the comedy thinner than the cast's pedigree promised.

The wildcard

Something you would not have found on your own.

The Party1968no page yet

Same structural engine as Sisters — a single party escalating room by room into total chaos — but from 1968, decades before the genre had a name.

Peter Sellers wanders through a Hollywood mansion party that dissolves into glorious slow-motion anarchy — practically the founding document of the film where one social gathering destroys a house.

But Almost wordless in stretches, built on physical comedy and long takes rather than the rapid-fire dialogue Sisters trades in.

Girls Trip2017

Four lifelong friends let loose in New Orleans with an abandon that makes Sisters look almost restrained — genuinely one of the funniest studio comedies of its decade.

But Bigger, brasher, and less interested in sibling melancholy — pure unfiltered chaos rather than a bittersweet farewell.

Bad Moms2016

Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell rebel against parental perfectionism with the same message underneath the mess: sometimes you need to blow it all up to feel like yourself again.

But Broader and more formulaic, with a sentimental streak that Sisters mostly avoids.

Rough Night2017no page yet

A bachelorette weekend spirals into disaster in this pitch-black comedy that shares Sisters' appetite for pushing a party premise somewhere genuinely alarming.

But Darker and more plot-driven — this leans crime-comedy rather than character-driven nostalgia trip.

Neighbors2014no page yet

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne wage war against a frat house next door, and the escalating-party-as-midlife-crisis engine runs exactly like Sisters' does.

But Male-skewing and more slapstick-driven; the sibling warmth that anchors Sisters isn't really the point here.

Blockers2018

Three parents chase down their teenage daughters' prom-night plans in a comedy that's surprisingly tender underneath the raunch, much like Sisters' party-with-a-heart approach.

But A younger cast and a parenting angle mean it's tonally adjacent rather than a direct match.

The House2017no page yet

Ferrell and Poehler run an illegal casino out of their basement in a film that, at its loosest, has some of the same improv-heavy, anything-goes energy as Sisters' party scenes.

But Weaker reviews across the board — the premise never quite finds the emotional footing Sisters does.

Fleabag2016

Both are fundamentally about two sisters, unresolved family wreckage, and using jokes to dodge grief — Fleabag just lets the mask slip further.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's two-season miniseries follows a woman and her sister through grief, guilt, and terrible decisions, using comedy as armor for something much rawer underneath.

But British, confessional, and often devastating rather than broadly funny — this will wreck you a little, not just make you laugh.

The Savages2007

Strip away Sisters' raunch and party-movie plot and you're left with this: adult siblings, a family home in flux, and the reckoning that forces.

Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman play estranged adult siblings forced back together to deal with a parent and a house neither of them wants to face — funny, sad, and true.

But Quiet and unglamorous where Sisters is loud and messy; there's no party here, just two people sitting with hard feelings.