Borat And 6 Other Prank Movies And How To Watch Them On April Fools' Day

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The grand holiday of April Fools' Day is definitely rooted in the idea that anything is funnier when it is not happening to you, specifically when it comes to practical jokes. While pulling off the ultimate April Fools prank certainly has its satisfying advantages, sometimes the risk can severely outweigh the reward. Fortunately, watching prank movies such as Borat allow you to shamelessly laugh at another person’s expense without facing any potential consequences for causing such embarrassment.

This year on the first day of April, if you do not have the courage or time to rig your loved one’s bedroom door with a bucket of water or could not come up with a hilariously vicious April Fool’s joke more original than that old trick in time, we empathize with you. So, instead, we recommend that you still try to keep the celebration of April Fools' Day alive by binging movies that celebrate all that April Fools' Day is about. The following are seven movies and movie franchises (either on streaming or available for a digital rental) that take the art of the prank to the next level, starting with, arguably, the lewdest Oscar nominee of all time.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Borat Movies (2006, 2020)

A sex-crazed, bigoted Kazakhstanian journalist travels to the United States with a camera crew to discover what makes the country great and then returns 14 years later with his teenage daughter to better understand why things have gone downhill.

Why These Are Great Prank Movies: Sacha Baron Cohen first brought his sex-crazed, bigoted Da Ali G Show character to the big screen in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan just to make unsuspecting average people uncomfortable, but with the even more shocking moments in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (one of the funniest and best movies on Amazon Prime) he brings the powerful to their knees.

Stream Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan on Starz.
Rent Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan on Amazon.
Stream Borat Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime.

Jackson Nicoll and Johnny Knoxville in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Jackass Movies (2002-2013)

A group of men travel the globe performing cringe-inducing stunts, either at the expense of random strangers, themselves, or a mix of both, and capture it all on camera for the world to witness in all its bold and childish glory.

Why These Are Great Prank Movies: When they are not making fools of (or severely injuring) themselves, the stars of the hit MTV reality series Jackass make fools out of anyone they come across in their big screen spin-offs Jackass: The Movie, Jackass: Number Two, Jackass 3 (originally in 3D), and the Oscar-nominated Bad Grandpa, in which Johnny Knoxville takes a more Borat style approach to thinks by putting his 86-year-old character Irving Zisman into a road trip narrative, causing havoc with his grandson, Billy (Jackson Nicoll), at every stop.

Rent Jackass: The Movie on Amazon.
Rent Jackass Number Two on Amazon.
Rent Jackass 3 on Amazon.
Rent Bad Grandpa on Amazon.