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Movies that feel likeThe Bad Guys (2022)

When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.

If you loved The Bad Guys, the closest films we have are The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), Spies in Disguise (2019) and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). All three share The Bad Guys' kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ernest & Celestine (2012).

🍅 87% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Pierre Perifelkineticepicwittyplayfulgrittywarm
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 84%★ 6.5action · adventure · animationRent or buy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: villain

The difference: Trades the grit of The Bad Guys for an angle of its own

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

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Spies in Disguise
2019 · dir. Nick Bruno
★ 6.8animation · action · adventureDisney+

One thread runs through both: villain

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.

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Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
🍅 87%★ 7.1animation · action · adventurePrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: anthropomorphism

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

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Puss in Boots
2011 · dir. Chris Miller
🍅 85%★ 6.6action · adventure · animationMaxPeacock

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

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22 Jump Street
2014 · dir. Phil Lord
🍅 84%★ 7crime · comedy · actionNetflixParamount+

The same mix in both: wit, then play

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

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The Magnificent Seven
2016 · dir. Antoine Fuqua
🍅 64%★ 6.9adventure · action · western

Gritty and warm in the same breath

The difference: Sits closer to western than The Bad Guys does

Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.

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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · dir. Susanna Fogel
🍅 49%★ 6.1comedy · action · adventureRent or buy

Both lean on momentum more than on action

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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Despicable Me 3
2017 · dir. Kyle Balda
🍅 58%★ 6.3action · animation · comedyNetflix

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.

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Rush Hour 3
2007 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 17%★ 6.3action · comedy · crimeParamount+

Witty comedy in both cases

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 · dir. Steve Carr
🍅 34%★ 5.3action · adventure · comedyStarz

Playful family, and it commits to that

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
2006 · dir. Michel Hazanavicius
🍅 76%★ 7crime · action · adventure

Crime built on grit, twice over

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.

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Ernest & Celestine
2012 · dir. Vincent Patar
🍅 98%★ 7.8animation · family · crime

Warm animation, and it commits to that

Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.

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