One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) by Ken Kesey tells the story of a man trapped in a literal insane institution. Randall Patrick McMurphy is sent to a mental asylum as part of a plea deal and must struggle to maintain his sanity and identity when faced with the oppressive Big Nurse, who controls the ward.

Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut is a semi-autobiographical, satirical novel that employs a nonlinear narrative to highlight the horrors and absurdities of war. The main events occur during the Allied bombing of Dresden, Germany, in World War II. The protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, like Yossarian, is a bombardier.

Going After Cacciato (1979) by Tim O'Brien is an antiwar novel set during the Vietnam War. The protagonist, Cacciato, attempts to flee the war in Vietnam and reach safety in Paris. O'Brien, similar to Heller, uses dark humor and surrealism to convey his themes.

V. (1963) by Thomas Pynchon revolves around a mysterious woman who appears at significant moments in European history. Pynchon uses dark humor to critique American values of the 1950s. He also demonstrates, like Heller, how language can obfuscate rather than clarify. Similar to Catch-22, V. features an unconventional narrative structure that disrupts chronological order.

The Best of Abbie Hoffman: Selections from "Revolution for the Hell of It," "Woodstock Nation," "Steal This Book," and New Writings (1990) by Abbie Hoffman, edited by Daniel Simon, compiles works of a prominent political activist and counterculture icon of the 1960s. Hoffman, like Joseph Heller, used humor to critique American society and values, as well as to oppose war and big business. He believed that "street (guerilla) theater" was effective in the television era, staging stunts such as dropping dollar bills on the Stock Exchange and threatening mass meditation to levitate the Pentagon. These ideas are explored in the nonfiction works included in this collection.

M*A*S*H*, akin to Catch-22, is a satirical film about the absurdity of war. Released in 1970 in the U.S., the movie was directed by Robert Altman with a screenplay by Ring Lardner, Jr. It stars Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Sally Kellerman, and Robert Duvall. The film is available on video from 20th Century Fox.