50 Movies Like The World's End (2013) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View The World's End details →Edgar Wright's 2013 action-comedy sends five middle-aged friends back to their hometown to finish the legendary pub crawl they abandoned two decades before, only to find themselves standing between humanity and extinction. Wright blends genuine science-fiction stakes with the loose, bickering camaraderie of men who never quite grew up, staging fights with the same rhythmic precision he brings to the punchlines. It rewards viewers who like their comedy fast, their friendships prickly and their apocalypses laced with regret about nostalgia and arrested development. If you enjoy sharply choreographed British humour that hides real melancholy beneath the beer and mayhem, this is an easy recommendation.
If you loved The World's End (2013) by Edgar Wright, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Monster Trucks, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Borderlands. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to The World's End
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with The World's End in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Monster Trucks
2016 · Chris Wedge
Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024 · Jeff Fowler
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team
In common: Action · Comedy
Borderlands
2024 · Eli Roth
Returning to her home planet, an infamous bounty hunter forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle monsters and dangerous bandits to protect a young girl who ho
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Evolution
2001 · Ivan Reitman
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann Wil
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-s
In common: Action · Comedy
Men in Black: International
2019 · F. Gary Gray
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
In common: Action · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016 · Dave Green
After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. A
In common: Action · Comedy
Journey to the Center of the Earth
2008 · Eric Brevig
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
In common: Action · Comedy
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003 · Robert Rodriguez
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.
In common: Action · Comedy
Pixels
2015 · Chris Columbus
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Shawn Levy
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civiliz
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Tremors
1990 · Ron Underwood
Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
In common: Action · Comedy
Superhero Movie
2008 · Craig Mazin
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Other Guys
2010 · Adam McKay
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two
In common: Action · Comedy
Jackpot!
2024 · Paul Feig
In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been established - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim mistakenly finds herself with
In common: Action · Comedy
Atlas
2024 · Brad Peyton
A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.
In common: Action · Science Fiction
Tag
2018 · Jeff Tomsic
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. This year, the game coincides with the wed
In common: Action · Comedy
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
1989 · Jamie Uys
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldi
In common: Action · Comedy
Superfast!
2015 · Jason Friedberg
Undercover cop Lucas White joins Vin Serento's gang of illegal street racers. They are fast and they are furious and they plan to double cross Los Angeles kingpin Juan Carlos de la Sol, who hides his
In common: Action · Comedy
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 · Michael Dougherty
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and
In common: Action · Science Fiction
Playdate
2025 · Luke Greenfield
When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—mus
In common: Action · Comedy
The Family Plan 2
2025 · Simon Cellan Jones
Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them
In common: Action · Comedy
Freelance
2023 · Pierre Morel
An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape i
In common: Action · Comedy
The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980 · Jamie Uys
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
In common: Action · Comedy
The Interview
2014 · Evan Goldberg
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by
In common: Action · Comedy
Hot Pursuit
2015 · Anne Fletcher
Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and he
In common: Action · Comedy
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008 · Dennis Dugan
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going
In common: Action · Comedy
The Pacifier
2005 · Adam Shankman
Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in t
In common: Action · Comedy
The Wraith
1986 · Mike Marvin
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Ha
In common: Action · Science Fiction
Spaceballs
1987 · Mel Brooks
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Y
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
This Is the End
2013 · Evan Goldberg
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
In common: Action · Comedy
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002 · Robert Rodriguez
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a v
In common: Action · Comedy
Small Soldiers
1998 · Joe Dante
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
In common: Action · Comedy
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Richard Marquand
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mount
In common: Action · Science Fiction
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 · Phil Johnston
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way
In common: Action
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018 · David Leitch
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
In common: Action · Comedy
Wild Wild West
1999 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and i
In common: Action · Comedy
Men in Black 3
2012 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023 · Jeff Rowe
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil
In common: Action · Comedy
Men in Black II
2002 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
2017 · David Soren
Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic,
In common: Action · Comedy
Despicable Me 4
2024 · Chris Renaud
Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fa
In common: Action · Comedy
Megamind
2010 · Tom McGrath
After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an eve
In common: Action · Comedy
Armageddon
1998 · Michael Bay
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller
In common: Action · Science Fiction
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
2011 · Robert Hughes
Phineas and Ferb get trapped in an alternate dimension where the evil Doofenshmirtz rules the tri-state area. They must find a way back home with the help of their pet platypus named Perry, who they d
In common: Action
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017 · Matthew Vaughn
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
In common: Action · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · Steve Barron
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
In common: Action · Comedy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991 · Michael Pressman
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants. Meanwhile Splinter is comi
In common: Action · Comedy
The Tuxedo
2002 · Kevin Donovan
Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out
In common: Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
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