Best movies like Horrible Bosses
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Plot Summary:
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 465000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, black comedy, dark comedy, entertaining, sexy, hilarious, parody, witty, realistic
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Another Stakeout (1993)
Plot Summary:
Chris and Bill are called upon for their excellent surveillance record to stakeout a lakeside home where a Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading or already hiding. Unlike their earlier _Stakeout_, this time they are accompanied by Gina Garret from the DA's office and her pet rottweiler 'Archie'; their cover, husband and wife with son Bill.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, light, melancholic, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, action comedy
Similar in 75%
Extract (2009)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, satirical, melancholic, talky, not serious, clever, black comedy, dark comedy, cult classic
Similar in 90%
Clay Pigeons (1998)
Plot Summary:
Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with their sexual affairs. Clay inadvertently befriends a serial killer named Lester Long, who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy.".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, clever, humorous, suspenseful, erotic, neo noir, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
Similar in 77%
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
Plot Summary:
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy, entertaining, talky, absurd, humorous, disturbing, semi serious, funny, ironic
Similar in 83%
Analyze That (2002)
Plot Summary:
The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, stylized, not serious, realistic, hilarious, psychological, sexy, mind bending
Similar in 88%
Half Baked (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, hilarious, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, hood, slapstick comedy, mysterious, black comedy, independent film
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Get Hard (2015)
Plot Summary:
When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, humorous, absurd, hilarious, harsh, entertaining, scenic, hood, action comedy
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Game Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, dark comedy, captivating, funny, action comedy, hilarious, black comedy, ambiguous ending, humorous
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The Other Guys (2010)
Plot Summary:
NYPD detectives Christopher Danson (Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos, other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes, they're "the other guys." But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into NYC's biggest crime. It's the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 284000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, parody, hilarious, action comedy, absurd, intense, cynical, detective
Similar in 80%
Office Space (1999)
Plot Summary:
Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 283000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, funny, clever, humorous, hilarious, feel good, absurd, witty, inspirational
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Sugar & Spice (2001)
Plot Summary:
When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, feel good, semi serious, teen, cult classic, retro, dark, twisted
Similar in 79%
White Chicks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they're going to be used as bait for a kidnapper. But when the girls realize the FBI's plan, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from African-American men into a pair of blonde, white women.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, funny, satirical, parody, teen, action comedy, black comedy, entertaining, feel good
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The Change-Up (2011)
Plot Summary:
Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife , and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes, they switch bodies.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 193000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: funny, not serious, entertaining, absurd, hilarious, romantic comedy, teen, light, captivating, erotic
Similar in 87%
Super Troopers (2001)
Plot Summary:
Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, witty, talky, not serious, parody, slapstick, cult classic, hilarious
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Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: entertaining, parody, hilarious, realistic, not serious, teen, funny, sex comedy, dark comedy, action comedy
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Let's Be Cops (2014)
Plot Summary:
It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, light, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, exciting, not serious, action comedy, inspirational, romantic
Similar in 76%
The Hangover Part II (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 526000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, absurd, sex comedy, realistic, bad ending, entertaining, action comedy, teen, suspense
Similar in 80%
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 847000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, surreal, absurd, humorous, black comedy, cult classic, talky, funny, offbeat
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Masterminds (2015)
Plot Summary:
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: entertaining, humorous, suspense, stylized, intense, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, funny, dark comedy
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The Hangover Part III (2013)
Plot Summary:
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 330000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, buddy comedy, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, absurd, realistic, not serious, road movie, teen
Similar in 84%
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Plot Summary:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir, dark comedy, talky, humorous, surreal, black comedy, funny, witty, clever, cult classic
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Office Christmas Party (2016)
Plot Summary:
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, humorous, hilarious, feel good, sexy, freeze frame, happy, absurd, light
Similar in 81%
Hall Pass (2011)
Plot Summary:
When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages: they grant the guys a "hall pass", one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but they quickly discover that their expectations of the single life - and themselves - are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sex comedy, light, hilarious, entertaining, not serious, teen, sexual, visually appealing
Similar in 77%
21 & Over (2013)
Plot Summary:
Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, teen, teen sex comedy, absurd, hilarious, visually appealing, black comedy, realistic
Similar in 81%
21 Jump Street (2012)
Plot Summary:
In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 589000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, buddy comedy, humorous, not serious, entertaining, hilarious, witty, action comedy, sex comedy
Similar in 85%
The Campaign (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, political, humorous, black comedy, hilarious, witty, sex comedy, ironic, surreal
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Due Date (2010)
Plot Summary:
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 355000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, road movie, buddy comedy, humorous, hilarious, feel good, absurd, intense, entertaining, not serious
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We're the Millers (2013)
Plot Summary:
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 478000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, hilarious, entertaining, not serious, feel good, teen, sexy, funny, sex comedy
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The Hangover (2009)
Plot Summary:
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 829000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, buddy comedy, absurd, not serious, hilarious, cult classic, road movie, sex comedy
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Superbad (2007)
Plot Summary:
High school best buddies are facing separation anxiety as they prepare to go off to college. While attempting to score alcohol for a party with help from a fake ID-toting friend, the guys' evening takes a turn into chaotic territory.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 619000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, teen sex comedy, hilarious, teen, humorous, feel good, entertaining, realistic, witty