What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedNothing to Lose
Steve Oedekerk · Film · 1997
If you loved Nothing to Lose, start with Your Friends & Neighbors (Jonathan Tropper, 2025) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Nothing to Lose across media.
You loved the chaotic chemistry of Nothing to Lose because it finds hilarious, high-stakes liberation in the wreckage of a ruined life.
Books on the same thread
Get Shorty
Elmore Leonard · Book · 1990
Explores: Fish-out-of-water, Hollywood satire, Mobster in Hollywood.
Much like the corporate satire in Nothing to Lose, this story finds a man at a crossroads who pivots into the criminal underworld with dry, cynical wit.
The Scared Stiff
Donald E. Westlake · Book · 2013
Shares a thread with Nothing to Lose: Black Comedy.
If you enjoyed the desperate robbery schemes in Nothing to Lose, you will appreciate this witty thriller about a couple whose financial ruin leads to illicit opportunism.
Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie · Book · 1997
Explores: husband and wife investigative team, interwar period espionage, lighthearted mystery.
The adventurous partnership in this mystery mirrors the unexpected alliance at the heart of Nothing to Lose, proving that unlikely teams often make the most effective crime-solving partners.
The Partner
John Grisham · Book · 1998
Shares a thread with Nothing to Lose: Betrayal.
This legal thriller echoes the betrayal and corporate revenge themes of Nothing to Lose, focusing on a man pushed to the brink who decides to strike back.
Series on the same thread
Your Friends & Neighbors
Jonathan Tropper · Series · 2025
Explores: wealth inequality, midlife crisis, moral decay.
This series captures the exact midlife crisis and criminal pivot seen in Nothing to Lose, following a man who finds strange exhilaration in robbing his wealthy social circle.
Arrested Development
Mitchell Hurwitz · Series · 2003
Explores: Dysfunctional Family, Wealth and Privilege, Family Business.
The focus on professional isolation and the search for genuine connection reflects the core emotional journey of the main characters in Nothing to Lose as they form unlikely bonds.
BEEF
Lee Sung Jin · Series · 2023
Explores: Road Rage, Feuds, Midlife Crisis.
The volatile, impulsive feud between two strangers here perfectly captures the dark comedic energy and escalating stakes that defined the road trip dynamic in Nothing to Lose.
Lupin
George Kay · Series · 2021
Explores: Social Injustice, Framed for a Crime, Underdog.
If the revenge plot in Nothing to Lose kept you engaged, you will appreciate this story of a man using his wits to settle scores against wealthy oppressors.
Podcasts on the same thread
Small Town Murder
James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman · Podcast · 2026
Explores: provincial life, tragic irony, forensic breakdown.
This podcast channels the dark comedy and ironic tragedy found in Nothing to Lose by applying a sharp, humorous lens to the grim reality of criminal acts.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf · Podcast · 2026
Explores: parasocial relationships, professional intimacy, self-deprecating humor.
If Nothing to Lose hit, Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend shares the thread.
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Common questions
Is Nothing to Lose a comedy about a carjacking?
Nothing to Lose follows an advertising executive who experiences an involuntary joyride after a bumbling thief attempts to carjack him. The film focuses on the unlikely partnership that forms between the two men as they embark on a robbery and revenge scheme.
Who directed the 1997 film Nothing to Lose?
The 1997 film Nothing to Lose was written and directed by Steve Oedekerk. The story centers on an advertising executive who decides to team up with an incompetent crook to carry out a revenge plot after discovering his wife is unfaithful.
What is the premise of Nothing to Lose?
In Nothing to Lose, an advertising executive named Nick Beame suffers a breakdown after learning his wife is having an affair with his boss. He ends up in a partnership with a thief, and the two develop a scheme to commit a robbery for revenge.
Does Nothing to Lose feature other criminals?
Yes, Nothing to Lose involves complications from other criminals operating in the area. The plot follows the businessman and the thief as they navigate their own robbery-revenge scheme while dealing with the presence of these additional criminal figures.