Movies like Trouble Man (2025)
The best movies like Trouble Man (2025) are The Nice Guys (2016), Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and The Wrecking Crew (2026). If Trouble Man hooked you with its action and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedNobody (2021)7.9/10 from 8,914 votes
- NewestSacrifice (2026)Released 2026
The Nice Guys (2016)
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMotherless Brooklyn (2019)
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wrecking Crew (2026)
Estranged half-brothers Jonny and James reunite after their father's mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their family apart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEenie Meanie (2025)
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Time for Bravery (2025)
A psychoanalyst on community service aids an agent shattered by infidelity; together, they will confront danger and discover second chances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSacrifice (2026)
At a glitzy Greek island charity gala, a down-on-his-luck movie star lands the heroic role of a lifetime when a volcanic doomsday cult takes him hostage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisKilling Mary Sue (2025)
A corrupt senator arranges for the murder of his biggest liability, his erratic burnout stepdaughter, only for her to unwittingly discover her natural talent as an untouchable killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Novocaine (2025)
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy. When local thugs steal Buddy, Ford turns to Spyder, their devious leader, and forges an unlikely alliance. With help from his best friend, Steve pulls out the big guns to retrieve Spyder's stolen cash and cocaine and save Buddy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNobody (2021)
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisInherent Vice (2014)
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisL.A. Confidential (1997)
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan with No Past (2025)
Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that ultimately reveals the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBadass Ravi Kumar (2025)
The Xpose franchise now goes to the next level with Himesh Reshammiya doing a spin off from his iconic character Ravi Kumar. A rogue cop takes on a dangerous crime syndicate, using his own over-the-top methods to deliver justice in a high-octane, stylized action world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Spy (2015)
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDominic and the Ladies' Purse (2025)
Dominic, a disgraced ex-cop turned detective, takes on a seemingly simple case to locate a purse's owner, which unveils a dark web of missing persons, murder, a stalker and the mysterious dancer Nandhita.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
London Calling (2025)
After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCode 3 (2025)
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKnives Out (2019)
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Kid Detective (2020)
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHoney Don't! (2025)
Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisShaft (2019)
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Care a Lot (2021)
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmericana (2025)
After a rare Native American artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams teams up with a lovelorn military veteran to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Threat (2022)
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Rob a Bank (2007)
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGotcha! (1985)
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAirborne (1993)
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to navigate the perils of high school—avoid the bullies, get the girl, and win a little respect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Trouble Man?
The closest matches to Trouble Man are The Nice Guys (2016), Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and The Wrecking Crew (2026). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Trouble Man?
People who watched Trouble Man most often go on to The Nice Guys (2016), Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and The Wrecking Crew (2026).
What is the highest-rated movie like Trouble Man?
Nobody (2021), rated 7.9/10 by 8,914 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Trouble Man?
Sacrifice (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Trouble Man?
Yes: The Nice Guys (2016), Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and The Wrecking Crew (2026).
How are movies similar to Trouble Man chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Trouble Man, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.