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Shows like Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Not everyone loves Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a case built from time travel, swapped souls and pure chaos.

  2. You like Dirk's frantic optimism bouncing off Todd's exhaustion.

  3. You like a plot where every random detail turns out to matter.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Hot Fuzz2007

    • Dirk's frantic optimism bouncing off Todd's exhaustion

    Good for you if you like British comedy with fast editing.

  • Paranoia Agent2004

    • a case built from time travel, swapped souls and pure chaos

    Good for you if you like Satoshi Kon blurring dream and reality.

  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988

    • a case built from time travel, swapped souls and pure chaos
    • Dirk's frantic optimism bouncing off Todd's exhaustion

    Good for you if you like toons and humans sharing slapstick in the same frame.

  • ID: INVADED2020

    • a case built from time travel, swapped souls and pure chaos

    Good for you if you like surreal worlds with their own broken logic.

  • HAPPY!2017

    • a case built from time travel, swapped souls and pure chaos

    Good for you if you like Christmas in New York turned into a fever dream.

  • Happy Death Day 2U2019

    • Dirk's frantic optimism bouncing off Todd's exhaustion

    Good for you if you like Tree's comic montage of deaths.

  • Source Code2011

    • a plot where every random detail turns out to matter

    Good for you if you like solving a mystery in a time loop.

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022

    • a plot where every random detail turns out to matter

    Good for you if you like laying out the clues yourself, then watching the film rewind to show what you missed.

  • The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral2008

    • a case built from time travel, swapped souls and pure chaos
    • a plot where every random detail turns out to matter

    Good for you if you like a story told out of order that you have to piece together.

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