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Movies that feel likeAnger Management (2003)

After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life.

If you loved Anger Management, the closest films we have are Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014), The Hangover (2009) and Knocked Up (2007). All three share Anger Management's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Chungking Express (1994).

🍅 42% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Peter Segalwittyplayfuluplifting
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Serial (Bad) Weddings
2014 · dir. Philippe de Chauveron
★ 7comedy

Common ground: amused

A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.

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The Hangover
2009 · dir. Todd Phillips
🍅 79%★ 7.7comedyParamount+

Both are built on the same subject: joyous

The difference: Reviewed even better

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.

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Knocked Up
2007 · dir. Judd Apatow
🍅 90%★ 6.9comedy · romance · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: joyous

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Anger Management does

A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.

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Chungking Express
1994 · dir. Wong Kar-Wai
🍅 89%★ 7.9drama · comedy · romanceMax

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

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Deadpool 2
2018 · dir. David Leitch
🍅 83%★ 7.6action · comedy · adventureMaxDisney+

Uplifting comedy, and it commits to that

Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

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Wonka
2023 · dir. Paul King
🍅 82%★ 6.9comedy · family · fantasyMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: amused

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016 · dir. Jake Szymanski
🍅 38%★ 6comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods
2023 · dir. David F. Sandberg
🍅 49%★ 5.9comedy · action · fantasyMax

Both lean on play more than on comedy

Billy Batson and his foster siblings, who transform into superheroes by saying "Shazam!", are forced to get back into action and fight the Daughters of Atlas, who they must stop from using a weapon that could destroy the world.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017 · dir. Matthew Vaughn
🍅 51%★ 6.7crime · comedy · actionMax

Both run uplifting where it counts

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.

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Trouble
2024 · dir. Jon Holmberg
★ 6.2action · comedy · crimeNetflix

Both sit in the same witty register

Wrongfully convicted of murder, a clumsy electronics salesman faces police corruption and criminal conspiracies in an attempt to prove his innocence.

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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · dir. Peter Segal
🍅 66%★ 6.5comedy · crimeParamount+

Peter Segal directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Easier on the uplift than Anger Management

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.

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The Longest Yard
2005 · dir. Peter Segal
🍅 31%★ 6.4drama · comedy · crimeParamount+Starz

The same hand behind both of them: Peter Segal

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.

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