Movies like The World's End
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The World's End (2013)
311K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Style:
witty, humorous, funny, spoof, horror comedy, dark comedy, apocalyptic, surreal, action comedy, hilarious ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
apocalypse, violence, plot twist, satire, alien invasion, dark humor, fight scenes, twists and turns, pub, profanity, friends, obsessive quest, escapades, first contact, post apocalyptic, british, friendship between men, surrealism, alcoholic, redemption, space, end of the world, small town, robot, ufo ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, year 1990, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, britain, london, europe
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Most similar movies to The World's End
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out funny, humorous, weird and parody films with plots about storytelling, dialogue, monster, mentor, gun, apocalypse and transformation mostly in Comedy, Sci-Fi and Action genres. Some movies like The World's End: Hot Fuzz (2007), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Watch (2012), This Is the End (2013), Paul (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
563K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, dark comedy, horror comedy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, chase, police, murder, cop, small town, partner, new job, dark humor, investigation, workaholic, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2007, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
Style:
horror comedy, dark comedy, humorous, funny, parody ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, dark humor, zombie apocalypse, pub, zombie outbreak, zombie attack, satire, zombie violence, eaten alive, supernatural, siege, flesh eating zombie ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, europe, england
Similarity:
88%
137K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, invasion, alien invasion, father daughter relationship, friendship, profanity, space and aliens, satire, creature, american football, farce, disguise ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Style:
horror comedy, hilarious, entertaining, dark comedy, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
apocalypse, celebrity, post apocalypse, end of the world, creature, satire, heaven and hell, trapped, absurd humor, actress playing herself, stoner, party ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
85%
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279K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, unusual plot structure, parody, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night
Plot:
alien, road trip, benign alien, chase, first contact, ufo, alien encounter, space and aliens, space travel, buddies, friends, disorder ...
Time:
year 2011, 1940s, year 2009, future, 80s ...
Place:
nevada, arizona, austin texas, usa, england ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Style:
funny, feel good, cult classic, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
time travel, time machine, party, friendship, stupidity, changing the past or future, time loop, casual sex, ski resort, sex in a hot tub, sex scene, foul language ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa, chernobyl, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, absurd, horror comedy, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
invasion, dark humor, dog, fictional reality, monster, psychic power, male friendship, out of body experience, buddies, portal, save the world, adult humor ...
Time:
year 2012
Place:
usa, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
142K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, absurd, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, heroic mission, evolution, save the world, nothing goes right, desert, alien, ufo, giant monster, space and aliens, monster, alien contact ...
Time:
future, 2000s, year 2001, post world war two, 21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Style:
satirical, philosophical, light, clever, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
space travel, outer space, alien, space and aliens, fantasy world, sarcasm, robot, benign alien, spacecraft, friends, buddies, space opera ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 2000s
Place:
himalaya, madagascar, england, london
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old Canadian slacker and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil exes" to be able to date her.
Style:
stylized, entertaining, funny, visually stunning, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic realism, coming of age, twentysomething life, music band, musician, rock, dating, fight scenes, manic pixie dream girl, love and romance, hipster, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
canada, montreal, north america, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Three men walk into a bar; two geeks and a cynic. They are three ordinary blokes who all have dreams and hopes for an exciting and better future
Style:
horror comedy, entertaining, humorous, tricky, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, sent to the future, time machine, alternate reality, time, time loop, friendship, existence paradox, pub, underdog, disorder, atheism ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 2009, distant future, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop of his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, futuristic, scary, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, apocalypse, disaster, survival, end of the world, alien, invasion, space and aliens, evil alien, extraterrestrial, catastrophe, humanity in peril ...
Time:
year 2005, future, jurassic, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, boston, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help ...
Style:
parody, funny, black comedy, humorous, political ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
puppet, puppetry, terrorist, terrorism, satire, secret agent, death, visceral, actor, stupidity, stoner, prejudice ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
cairo egypt, washington d.c., south dakota, north korea, france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has ...
Style:
exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, terminator, time travel, robot, man versus machine, cyborgs, dystopia, apocalypse, androids and robots, cyberpunk, chase, time traveler ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, persia, america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
662K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to ...
Style:
humorous, funny, absurd, parody, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, manly ...
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, post apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, virus, survival, road trip, amusement park, living dead, dark humor, chaos and mayhem, danger ...
Time:
year 2009, near future, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., los angeles, columbus ohio, ohio, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
484K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, cult classic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, accountant, imagination, giant monster, chase, friendship, librarian, haunting ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1989, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa, new york state ...
Similarity:
100%
257K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy ...
Style:
parody, dark comedy, absurd, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
ufo, mars, alien invasion, flying saucer, alien, space and aliens, evil alien, dark humor, disaster, catastrophe, alien abduction, outer space ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future, year 1996
Place:
washington d.c., usa, kentucky, kansas, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's ...
Style:
funny, light, entertaining, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, alien, fantasy world, alien contact, woman with a gun, secret identity, space and aliens, intergalactic, flying saucer, evil alien, extraterrestrial ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, year 1978, 20th century, 70s ...
Place:
new york, usa, north america, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA, Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who is now 80 ...
Style:
entertaining, horror comedy, suspense, fairy tale, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teen fantasy, adult
Plot:
monster, post apocalypse, apocalypse, friendship, loner, overcoming fear, lifestyle change, giant monster, mutant, jungle, giant crab, dog ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack.
Style:
parody, light, absurd, humorous, satirical ...
Plot:
alien invasion, woods, extraterrestrial, demolished city, sarcasm, creature, couples, rescue, apocalypse, fictional war, family holiday, disguise ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, entertaining, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
travel, self discovery, life, psychiatrist, life philosophy, relationships, teaching the ways of the world, happiness, friendship, loneliness, midlife crisis, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
africa, china, tibet, england, london ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A teen gang in a grim South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.
Style:
horror comedy, horrifying, dark comedy, bleak, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
date night, manly, family friendly, boys' night, teens ...
Plot:
gang, alien invasion, space and aliens, deadly creature, chase, creature, alien, violence, first contact, brutality, children, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, somalia
Similarity:
33%
1.2M
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deadpool tells 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 Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, entertaining, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, revenge, fight scenes, comic book, superhuman powers, immortality, anti hero, invulnerability, dark hero, regeneration, sarcasm, mutant ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
america, usa, new york
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, humorous, apocalyptic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, rescue, dystopian future, mutant, bare breasts, save the world, survival, chaos, heroic mission, danger, heroes ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
austin texas
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put ...
Style:
funny, horror comedy, humorous, not serious, scary ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
zombie, teenager, gory, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, friendship, zombie attack, foul language, dark humor, strip club, survival, youth ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
20%
21K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses ...
Style:
scary, horror comedy, parody, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
monster, alien invasion, dark humor, island, sarcasm, survival, creature, drunk, space and aliens, kaiju, partner, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
With Prom only hours away, the usual suspects of Cosa High (Cheerleaders, geeks, bad boys and the happy-go-lucky student council alike) are preoccupied with the annual rituals of teendom. On the night of the big dance when the dead unexpectedly rise ...
Style:
parody, horror comedy, scary, atmospheric, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, high school, supernatural, apocalypse, virus, dark humor, gory, cheerleader, violence, prom, back from the dead, survival ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
georgia, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when mop boy Melvin Junko falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, bloody, cult horror, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, satire, vigilante, gory, absurd violence, freak, absurdism, monster, bullying, blood, corruption, extreme violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The group will face a new zombie threat as a new breed of zombie has developed. This new super-zombie type is faster, bigger, and stronger than the previous strain of zombies and harder to kill. These super-zombies have started grouping up into a ...
Style:
parody, road movie, funny, apocalyptic, spoof ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
zombie, zombie attack, post apocalypse, zombie outbreak, marriage proposal, survival, mutation, zombie apocalypse, plague, christmas present, end of the world, sarcasm ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009
Place:
washington d.c., north america, memphis, usa
Similarity:
19%
15K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, humorous, suspense, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, zombie, small town, zombie apocalypse, virus, zombie attack, eaten alive, alien invasion, undead, isolation, danger, monster ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
19%
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