Joe Dirt (2001)

Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search of his folks.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy

What to watch after Joe Dirt

• The Rugrats Movie (1998) — David Spade appears in both
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) — Same feel: naive, fun
• Dirty Work (1998) — Fred Wolf wrote for both
• Joe Somebody (2001) — Same feel: optimistic, naive
• Without a Paddle (2004) — Fred Wolf worked on both
• The Benchwarmers (2006) — Same feel: naive, fun