Movies like Ben (2023)
The best movies like Ben (2023) are The Underdoggs (2024), How High (2001) and One of Them Days (2025). If Ben hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRicky Gervais: Humanity (2018)7.6/10 from 547 votes
- NewestHappy Gilmore 2 (2025)Released 2025
The Underdoggs (2024)
Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sentenced to community service coaching the Underdoggs, an unruly pee-wee football team in his hometown, he sees it mostly as an opportunity to rebuild his public image. But in the process, he may just turn his life around and rediscover his love of the game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisOne of Them Days (2025)
When one roommate's boyfriend blows their rent money, two best friends embark on a chaotic race against time to avoid eviction while trying to keep their friendship intact.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mouse That Roared (1959)
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMalibu Rescue: The Next Wave (2020)
It’s summer again, and everyone’s favorite Junior Rescuers, The Flounders, are back at Tower 2. With the International Junior Rescue Championships headed to Southern California, the eyes of the entire planet are on Malibu Beach. But when Team USA falls victim to a bout of food poisoning, it’s up to Tyler, Dylan, Eric, Lizzie and Gina to represent their country in the world's most extreme lifeguard challenge!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)
Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Grand (2007)
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe TV Set (2007)
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every crass suggestion Lenny makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial (2018)
Filmed February 23, 2018, aboard the USS Hornet, comedian Iliza Shlesinger brings an ‘elder millennial’ perspective to her audience. Recently engaged, she dives into undeniable truths about life at age 35. Looking back at the insanity of the road traveled and what’s to come, Iliza talks first apartments, a woman's inner she dragon, peacock mating calls, and her newfound urge to squeeze a chubby baby leg.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScary Movie 2 (2001)
A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Caddy (1953)
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
Chris Rock delivers an electric stand-up set on non-racist yoga pants, spoiling his kids, the Kardashians and his thoughts on the Will Smith fiasco.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trouble with Angels (1966)
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSelf Reliance (2024)
When a man is offered a million dollars to play a game in which hunters try to kill him, he thinks he has found the perfect loophole: they can only attack when he’s alone. His only problem is that none of his friends or family believe the game is real. Forced to seek companionship in unexpected places, he navigates the bizarre challenge with humor, paranoia, and a surprising search for connection.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)
Jimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Bones (2001)
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Humanity (2018)
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fixer Uppers (1935)
Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless marriage by making her husband jealous.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHappy Gilmore 2 (2025)
Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDie Hart (2023)
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Josh Hartnett - he just might pull it off.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSunday Driver (2024)
Bazza's late for the match again, but he's confident he'll get there in time...until he bumps into the Sunday drivers...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Anthony (2014)
Christmas Eve. An enormous explosion tears through Lapland. Santa and his elf, Anthony, have crash-landed in the middle of nowhere on their busiest night.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sing Along (2013)
A sheltered boy with a dream of starring on Broadway survives day-to-day life by imagining the world as a musical.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Burnt Toast (2025)
A seedy virus is spreadding... is a digital epidemic closer than we think?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Visions of Europe (2004)
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Short Film About Kissing (2010)
Ian Marcus, the up-and-coming underwear model and method actor, falls for a local girl during the opening day of the Sundance Festival.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Double Trouble (1984)
A stuntman and a saxophonist stand in for two billionaires threatened by killers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhite Now Please (2022)
Twelve-year-old Asian American Bryan Chen wants to be a hero, so he tries to become the thing he knows all heroes need to be...White.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
FiFi the Comet and Her Cosmic Dancers (2024)
In a futuristic society where the annual ritual of the "Grand Shleime" draws billions of viewers, two unlikely souls find themselves united under the spotlight. Diva, an intergalactic icon and celebrated Schleime dancer, is paired with Leo Garcia, a shy and random photographer from Earth, selected to join her on stage despite having never danced publicly. Show must go on!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
You're Next (1927)
The three fat boys make the discovery that they are late for the barber school. There they ply their trade on various interesting customers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ben?
The closest matches to Ben are The Underdoggs (2024), How High (2001) and One of Them Days (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ben?
Start with The Underdoggs (2024), the closest match to Ben.
What is the highest-rated movie like Ben?
Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018), rated 7.6/10 by 547 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ben?
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Ben?
Yes: The Underdoggs (2024), How High (2001) and One of Them Days (2025).
How are movies similar to Ben chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ben, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.