50 Movies Like Tropic Thunder (2008) You Need to Watch Next
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If you loved Tropic Thunder (2008) by Ben Stiller, 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 Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. 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.
50 Movies Similar to Tropic Thunder
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993 · Jim Abrahams
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—w
In common: Action · Comedy · War
Hot Shots!
1991 · Jim Abrahams
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His m
In common: Action · Comedy · War
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024 · Guy Ritchie
During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British WWII organization —
In common: Action · Comedy · War
Charlie's Angels
2019 · Elizabeth Banks
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issu
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Armour of God
1986 · Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Three Musketeers
1993 · Stephen Herek
D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly ho
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Dirty Dozen
1967 · Robert Aldrich
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentence
In common: Action · Adventure · War
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
2023 · Edward Bazalgette
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
In common: Action · Adventure · War
Kelly's Heroes
1970 · Brian G. Hutton
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
In common: Adventure · Comedy · War
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005 · Jay Chandrasekhar
Cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, with the help of their eye-catching cousin, Daisy and moonshine-running Uncle Jesse, try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commission
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Frank Coraci
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
U-571
2000 · Jonathan Mostow
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signa
In common: Action · Adventure · War
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 · David Leitch
Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Speed Racer
2008 · Lana Wachowski
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to t
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Lost City
2022 · Aaron Nee
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets ki
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Brian G. Hutton
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Al
In common: Action · Adventure · War
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 · Jeff Fowler
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emeral
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
300
2007 · Zack Snyder
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
In common: Action · Adventure · War
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015 · Guy Ritchie
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agen
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Argylle
2024 · Matthew Vaughn
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accom
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the
In common: Action · Adventure
Johnny English
2003 · Peter Howitt
A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneu
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · David Kerr
Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Casino Royale
1967 · Robert Parrish
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011 · Robert Rodriguez
Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy Marissa is called back into action, and to bond wit
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · J. Lee Thompson
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped Br
In common: Action · Adventure
Smokey and the Bandit
1977 · Hal Needham
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Wild Hogs
2007 · Walt Becker
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band o
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Family Plan
2023 · Simon Cellan Jones
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · Ridley Scott
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
In common: Action · Adventure
Despicable Me 3
2017 · Pierre Coffin
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
In common: Action · Adventure
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 · Adventure · 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 · Adventure · 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 · Adventure · Comedy
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Who Am I?
1998 · Jackie Chan
A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering s
In common: Action · Adventure · 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 · Adventure · Comedy
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021 · Cal Brunker
Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
In common: Action · Adventure
Romancing the Stone
1984 · Robert Zemeckis
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parce
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Taxi
1998 · Gérard Pirès
In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien,
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010 · Brad Peyton
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Wild
2006 · Steve Williams
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
In common: Action · Adventure
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012 · Keishi Otomo
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
In common: Action · Adventure
The Rundown
2003 · Peter Berg
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017 · Jake Kasdan
Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · George P. Cosmatos
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
In common: Action · Adventure
Rambo III
1988 · Peter MacDonald
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Ra
In common: Action · Adventure
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief)
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy
Deadpool
2016 · Tim Miller
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego
In common: Action · Adventure · Comedy