Movies like Up in Smoke (1978)
The best movies like Up in Smoke (1978) are Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), Bad Trip (2021) and Pizza Movie (2026). If Up in Smoke hooked you with its adventure and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDelicatessen (1991)7.3/10 from 1,723 votes
- NewestPizza Movie (2026)Released 2026
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot enthusiasts head to the welfare offices where Cheech's girlfriend, Donna, works. Instead of collecting unemployment, they find themselves thrown back on the streets, searching for a way to earn new income. But when Cheech's cousin, "Red" Mendoza, arrives, things get even crazier.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBad Trip (2021)
In this hidden-camera prank comedy, two best friends bond on a wild road trip to New York as they pull real people into their raunchy, raucous antics.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPizza Movie (2026)
A group of college students go downstairs to their dorm lobby to get a delivery pizza. There's only one issue: They're insanely high on a homemade drug, turning their simple journey down two sets of stairs into a mind-bendingly transformative quest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHarold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlands. But the pair must change their plans when Kumar is accused of being a terrorist. Rob Corddry also stars in this wild comedy sequel that follows the hapless stoners' misadventures as they try to avoid being captured by the Department of Homeland Security.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHarold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlease Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
When three friends who live together realize that they don't like their life trajectory, they set off to find a gold treasure that is rumored to be buried in the nearby mountain.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHalf Baked (1998)
Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSmiley Face (2007)
Jane, a struggling but perpetually stoned actress, has a busy day ahead. She has several important tasks on her list, including buying more marijuana. Even though she already has a good start on the day's planned drug use, she eats her roommate's pot-laced cupcakes and embarks on a series of misadventures all over Los Angeles.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPineapple Express (2008)
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFriday (1995)
Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNever Goin' Back (2018)
Angela and Jessie are best friends intent on taking a wild beach trip, but when their roommate loses all of their money in a drug scam, the girls -- blissfully stoned -- go to increasingly daring and absurd lengths to get it back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow High (2001)
Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe're the Millers (2013)
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuper Troopers (2001)
Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVery Bad Things (1998)
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold night in the desert with shovels when the stripper goes all the way into a body bag after dying in their bathroom. And that's just the first of the bodies to pile up before Kyle can walk down the aisle...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this21 Jump Street (2012)
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohn Mulaney: Baby J (2023)
A chaotic intervention. An action-packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGo (1999)
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMidnight Run (1988)
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCoffee and Cigarettes (2004)
An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDelicatessen (1991)
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Beach (2000)
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHot Pursuit (2015)
Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOld Gossiptown 2 (2014)
When a feisty village gossip ropes a visiting junior hockey team into her schemes, hoping one will notice her granddaughter, the resulting clash with the exasperated mayor and a hapless regional inspector sets off a chain of uproarious misunderstandings. All the while, an unconventional young priest with a mischievous name looks on in bemused bewilderment.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Death at a Funeral (2007)
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAttack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Up in Smoke?
The closest matches to Up in Smoke are Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), Bad Trip (2021) and Pizza Movie (2026). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Up in Smoke?
Start with Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), the closest match to Up in Smoke.
What is the highest-rated movie like Up in Smoke?
Delicatessen (1991), rated 7.3/10 by 1,723 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Up in Smoke?
Pizza Movie (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Up in Smoke?
Yes: Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), Bad Trip (2021) and Pizza Movie (2026).
How are movies similar to Up in Smoke chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Up in Smoke, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.