Movies like Hot Shots!
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Hot Shots! (1991)
124K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either inept or half-blind.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, hilarious, melancholic, talky, not serious, slapstick, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, date night
Plot:
satire, stupidity, goofy hero, airplane, aviation, air force, secret mission, heroic mission, save the day, love and romance, danger, military base, disorder, aeroplane, flying, absurd humor, u.s. navy, military, warplane, fighter pilot, fighter jet, teenager, dark humor, chosen one, anarchist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, year 1975, year 1971, 80s, 1990s
Place:
iraq, california, mediterranean sea
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out parody, humorous, funny and not serious films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, catastrophe, farce, mentor, adaptation and chase mostly in Comedy, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Hot Shots!: Airplane! (1980), Down Periscope (1996), Wrongfully Accused (1998), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Spy Hard (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
285K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style:
parody, spoof, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Style:
parody, funny, spoof, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
satire, deadpan, stupidity, assassin, mind control, investigation, sarcasm, police, gunfight, assassination plot, terrorist, creativity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, beirut lebanon, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bumbling Navy lieutenant Tom Dodge has been given one last chance to clean up his record. But Admiral Graham, his nemesis, assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a submarine that can barely keep afloat. To add insult to injury, the Stingray is to be the ...
Style:
parody, witty, humorous, not serious, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
submarine, u.s. navy, military, navy, rivalry, underwater, nothing goes right, goofy hero, stupidity, against the odds, boat, sailing ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century
Place:
usa, florida, russia, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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 who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
satire, gulf war, kickboxer, rescue, hostage, military life, heroic mission, danger, daring rescue, secret agent, behind enemy lines, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
iraq, middle east, southeast asia, berlin germany, virginia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, satirical ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
on the run, fugitives, stupidity, satire, frame up, farce, false accusation, screwball, weapons, dishonesty, goofy hero, race against time ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, satirical ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
robin hood, farce, medieval, satire, wedding, king, righting the wronged, chastity belt, bow and arrow, virgin, arson, blind man ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 20th century, 90s, 12th century ...
Place:
england, arizona, jerusalem, new jersey, egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he is to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.. this adds to Frank's ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
farce, sexual humor, absurd humor, stupidity, undercover, terrorism, law enforcement, satire, sexy woman, gangster, race against time, save the day ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, year 1988, 70s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
43K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
james bond spoof, spy spoof, farce, secret agent, satire, kgb, spying, goofy hero, heroic mission, disorder, assassination, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Bumbling cop Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family outing, date night
Plot:
satire, usa president, cop, stoner, absurd humor, sex scene, president, law enforcement, police investigation, renewed love, kidnapping, sex shop ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 90s
Place:
los angeles, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces ...
Style:
spoof, parody, funny, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
spy, cow, satire, espionage, cold war, heroic mission, world war two, resistance movement, selflessness, daring rescue, occupation, disorder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
east germany, germany, east berlin, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.
Style:
parody, humorous, stylized, offbeat, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero spoof, superhero, good versus evil, stupidity, comic book, bowling, superhero team, alternate reality, justice, hostage, heroic mission, save the day ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Style:
humorous, parody, spoof, satirical, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
house, satire, high school, fish out of water, save the day, parents and children, disorder, rivalry, siblings relations, workplace intrigue, suburbs, culture clash ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
237K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When the identities of secret agents from Control are compromised, the Chief promotes hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart and teams him with stylish, capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the ...
Style:
humorous, action comedy, entertaining, spoof, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids, teens ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, secret service, spy spoof, unlikely partners, goofy hero, secret agent, save the day, chases and races, treason, government agency, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, chechnya, moscow russia, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is making it's maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby. Will the down on ...
Style:
road movie, parody, spoof, absurd, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bus, disaster, sabotage, road trip, veterinarian, priest, nuclear power, bowling, old woman, rescue, singer, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
70s, year 1976
Place:
new york, colorado, usa, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, exciting, witty ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
buddies, partners against crime, buddy, cocaine, law enforcement, satire, buddy cop, dying repeatedly, mad scientist, gunfight, police investigation, chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, ireland
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Martin is the inexplicable the incorrigible the invicible sgt. Ernie bilko leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the ...
Style:
humorous, funny, light, hilarious, feel good ...
Plot:
gambling, revenge, camp, military, vendetta, feud, soldier, cons and scams, irreverence, african american, grudge, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california, greenland, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
170K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
satire, alien invasion, stupidity, absurd humor, humour, halloween, stoner, paranormal activity, silly humor, disorder, heroic mission, journalism ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
50%
138K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, closeted homosexual, satire, sex toy, alien, save the world, danger, ghost, silly humor, post apocalyptic, halloween, stoner ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, wyoming
Similarity:
50%
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318K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slasher, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
satire, absurd humor, youth, dark humor, sarcasm, stupidity, gross out humor, graphic violence, creativity, adolescence, serial killer, sex scene ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When diabolical genius, Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo’, Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself – with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell – to stop the dastardly plan. ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, teen sex comedy, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
spy, time travel, reluctant partners, cloning, james bond spoof, time machine, spy spoof, female spy, secret agent, sexual joke, satire, save the world ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 60s, 20th century, year 1969 ...
Place:
seattle, big ben london, washington d.c., london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past, Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
Style:
parody, spoof, absurd, hilarious, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
airplane, space travel, disaster, aviation, airport, flying, aeroplane, stewardess, satire, renewed love, absurd humor, joke ...
Time:
future, 80s, 20th century, near future
Place:
houston texas, tokyo, moscow russia, texas
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, nothing goes right, farce, father son relationship, mafia, casino, satire, american football, femme fatale, assassination, voice over narration, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1938, year 1967, year 1933
Place:
las vegas, sicily, italy, europe, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, spoof, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot:
farce, stupidity, satire, dumb, actor, justice, rescue, gang, friendship, fish out of water, dishonesty, buddies ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1916, 80s
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The classic Bullwinkle villains Boris and Natasha are brought to life in their first full-length movie. 1992 Sally Kellerman Dave Thomas John Candy Alex Rocco
Style:
exciting, parody, not serious, humorous, slapstick comedy
Plot:
spy, spy spoof, fictional country, superhero, cold war era, cold war, tough heroes, disorder, fashion, goofy hero, escapades, espionage ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a ...
Style:
parody, spoof, sex comedy, funny, action comedy ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
spy spoof, espionage, agent, poisoned drink, female spy, kidnapper, sexual attraction, french teacher, high school, driving, hitman, mobster ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
time travel, spy spoof, spy, dumb, farce, james bond spoof, secret agent, satire, 007, stupidity, sarcasm, time machine ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997, 60s, year 1967
Place:
las vegas, usa, london, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man ...
Style:
parody, grindhouse, funny, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
blaxploitation, martial arts, vengeance, gunfight, mob boss, hotshot hero, exploitation, organized crime, justice, black, drug, kung fu ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2009, 80s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ...
Style:
light, funny, hilarious, cult classic, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
stupidity, kidnapping, dog, private detective, human animal relationship, dumb, bird, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, goofy hero, investigation, pets ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
miami, usa, florida, new jersey, seattle
Similarity:
50%
273K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Style:
parody, funny, action comedy, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
spy, female spy, undercover agent, espionage, assassin, female agent, female protagonist, female killer, cia, spy spoof, cia agent, disguise ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, paris france, italy, budapest, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.
Style:
funny, humorous, intense, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
murder, justice, amateur detective, brothers, partner, disorder, buddies, goofy hero, dishonesty, cons and scams, workplace, buddy ...
Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
50%
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