Movies like Hooper

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Hooper (1978)
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Hooper (1978)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Burt Reynolds plays a legendary stunt man known as Sonny Hooper, who remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop pain killers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.
Style: exciting, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, funny, light, unusual plot structure, entertaining, melancholic, dramatic ...
Plot: stuntman, hollywood, filmmaking, car, car chase, classic car, chase, gunfight, redneck, business, horse race, driver, fight club, filmmaker, black, carsploitation, friendship, rivalry, bar fight, police, truck, director, film set, friends, chases and races ...
Time: 70s, year 1978, 20th century, future, 80s
Place: usa, los angeles, california, alabama, birmingham alabama, new jersey, united states ...
Keyword: partners, sport, gangsters, buddy movie

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Most similar movies to Hooper

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and road movie films with plots about partner, chases and races, car chase, chase, car, rivalry and car crash mostly in Comedy, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Hooper: Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Watch Out, We're Mad (1974), Cannonball Run II (1984), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: 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.
Style: road movie, funny, cult classic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: road trip, car chase, on the road, trucker, truck, carsploitation, police chase, sheriff, car, convoy, truck driver, trucking ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: texas, alabama, mississippi, austin texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, exciting, cult classic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, biker, tough guy, farce, fight, orangutan, monkey, martial arts, motorcycle gang, woman in danger, dishonesty, wager ...
Time: year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.
Style: funny, exciting, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, car crash, crime boss, hitman, speed, humour, race, buddy, truck driver, car chase, fistfight, friendship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie compete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
Style: road movie, humorous, spoof, cult classic, fast ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: car, car chase, chase, racing, race, auto racing, classic car, speed, gangster, road trip, car race, on the road ...
Time: 80s
Place: california, usa, connecticut, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Style: road movie, spectacular, action comedy, fast, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: truck, car chase, sheriff, trucker, chase, elephant, racing, road trip, desert, on the road, carsploitation, beer ...
Time: year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa, louisiana, atlanta georgia, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Stroker Ace (1983)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress ...
Style: realistic, not serious, feel good, humorous, fast
Plot: racing, car chase, auto racing, blonde, virgin, car, rivalry, motor racing, race, driver, hillbilly, motor sport ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 5.4
 989
Eat My Dust (1976)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Hoover Nielbold is a car-crazy teenager who, in order to impress the hottest girl in school, takes her for a ride in a souped-up race car owned by local racer Big Bubba Jones. Hoover's father Harry, who's also the local sheriff is furious ...
Style: road movie, independent film, fast, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, car, carsploitation, auto racing, exploitation, racing, automobile, redneck, trucker, truck, chase, classic car ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Gumball Rally (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally ...
Style: road movie, laugh out loud, funny, cult classic, fast ...
Audience: pre-teens
Plot: car chase, car, auto racing, racing, car race, road trip, carsploitation, race, redneck, classic car, speed, driving ...
Time: year 1976, 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Stuntmen (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When the industry's two biggest stuntmen are nominated for Stuntman of the Year, an over-ambitious documentarian reignites a dormant rivalry between the two men that results in an all out press war.
Style: realistic, rough, semi serious, humorous, exciting ...
Plot: stuntman, contests and competitions, actor's life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, downfall, hollywood, filmmaking, ambition, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. ...
Style: road movie, action comedy, fast, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, sheriff, road trip, retirement, fish, hallucination, car chase, on the road, ku klux klan, carsploitation, trucker, truck ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place: texas, usa, miami, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Style: realistic, witty, semi serious, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, police chase, car, carsploitation, couples, disorder, eccentric family, partner, young lovers, odd couple, criminal heroes, on the road ...
Time: 70s
Place: las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, road movie, melancholic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: on the road, orangutan, road trip, revenge, farce, boxing, motel, motorcycle, monkey, country music, one against many, beer ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place: california, colorado, new mexico, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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The Junkman (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: As film-maker Harlan Hollis drives to a James Dean festival, he's unaware that killers are tracking his every move. The fast and furious race to avoid their net, stay alive and discover who is behind this lethal plan, will take Hollis through a ...
Style: action thriller, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, car chase, carsploitation, car, racing, speed, car crash, driving, hitman, save the day, heroes, rivalry ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.2
 3K
Nickelodeon (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Going from a lawyer to a writer, and then to a film director, is the career path on which we find the bashful Leo Harrigan. But Leo has problems as well, such as being hopelessly smitten with his leading lady, who chooses to reward his attentions by ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, love triangle, american history, writers, film industry, movie business, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ambition, love and romance, celebrity culture ...
Time: 1910s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 5.9
 383
Moonrunners (1975)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters
Style: road movie
Audience: manly
Plot: car chase, hillbilly, car, small town, hicksploitation, classic car, speed, automobile, redneck, racing, car race, jail ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Cannonball Fever (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? ...
Style: humorous, road movie, independent film, fast, semi serious ...
Plot: car chase, racing, auto racing, race, classic car, chase, car, carsploitation, car race, on the road, satire, fast car ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Auto Recovery (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A heart warming story about three young men who specialize in recovering high end, expensive and well protected autos that are hard to retrieve due to lack of payments.
Style: captivating, exciting, semi serious, suspense, independent film ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: partner, buddies, car chase, dishonesty, car, rivalry, friendship, danger, friends, chases and races, going straight, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Silent Movie (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, funny, satirical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: filmmaking, showbiz, mime, hollywood, creativity, actor's life, disorder, comeback, alcohol abuse, goofy hero, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time: year 1976, 70s, 20th century
Place: california, usa, los angeles, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Burnout (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 89 min.
Story: For all who remember Cannonball Run. Here is a modern twist on the subject. The longest, wildest and funniest car race, ever. From Oslo to the North Cape. The only rule is getting there first!
Style: semi serious, feel good, realistic, exciting, humorous ...
Plot: car, race, father daughter relationship, chases and races, contests and competitions, family relations, family problems, parents and children, ambition, racing, police, drag racing ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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City Heat (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but ...
Style: stylized, humorous, cult classic, detective, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: buddy, private detective, buddy cop, gangster, chase, betrayal, organized crime, gunfight, mobster, photographer, brothel, slut ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.0
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Taxi (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: In Marseilles (France), 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, a loser inspector who can't drive, ...
Style: humorous, light, entertaining, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, kids
Plot: car, taxi, car chase, chase, driver, heist, chases and races, police, bank robbery, unlikely friendships, buddy, gang ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: france, marseille, europe, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.0
 51K
CHiPS (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
Style: buddy comedy, intense, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Audience: adult
Plot: motorcycle, buddy cop, police, heist, investigation, corruption, chase, partner, car chase, motorcycle cop, female nudity, police corruption ...
Time: year 2017, future, 2010s
Place: los angeles, california, florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.9
 3K
Burnout 2 (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After two years in prison for participating in an illegal street race, Roy says no to a new illegal winter race from Bergen to Murmansk. But then he hears that his daughter will participate with a boyfriend.
Style: road movie, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: car, car race, car chase, chase, chases and races, heroes, law enforcement, rivalry, streetwise, friendship, danger, urban setting ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Story of a happy-go-lucky small time crook who runs into a country music group looking for their big break. They end up helping each other out in unexpected ways.
Style: humorous, offbeat, witty, semi serious, realistic
Plot: country music, hicksploitation, music band, on the run, pursuit, triumph, disorder, friends, chase, criminal heroes, chases and races, unlikely partners ...
Time: year 1975, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place: tennessee, nashville tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.0
 238
Zero to Sixty (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars from their owners.
Style: independent film, exciting, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, car, odd couple, gangster, partner, friendship, chases and races, criminal heroes, fall in love, chase, disorder, couples ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.5
 5K
Carquake! (1976)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, ...
Style: road movie, cult classic, humorous, psychotronic, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: racing, chase, car, on the road, auto racing, carsploitation, race, car chase, violence, death, mafia, automobile ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: new york, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.0
 10K
The Stunt Man (1980)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director (Peter O'Toole) he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The ...
Style: psychological, suspense, tense, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot: stuntman, showbiz, filmmaking, police investigation, on the run, mistaken identity, twists and turns, danger, femme fatale, disorder, fish out of water, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place: amsterdam, korea, guatemala, holland, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Style: road movie, humorous, action thriller, light, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: friendship, heist, chase, treasure hunt, on the road, car chase, buddy, robbery, bank robbery, rivalry, preacher, homosexual subtext ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1972
Place: montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 5.1
 255
A True Story (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Mike and Matt own nothing and share everything, including their life's work, a screenplay, which seems to be their only escape from the harsh reality that is the Hollywood machine.
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, independent film ...
Plot: friendship, friends, buddies, hollywood, showbiz, partner, desire for fame, writer's life, rivalry, love, youth, screenwriter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.3
 18K
Convoy (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
Style: road movie, surprise ending, exciting, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: truck, car chase, chase, on the road, police, rebellion, carsploitation, road trip, car, trucker, classic car, redneck ...
Time: 70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place: texas, austin texas, albuquerque new mexico, arizona, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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