Movies like "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes" (1992)
The best movies like "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes" (1992) are Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015). If "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes" hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
"The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"
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- Highest ratedThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)7.4/10 from 682 votes
- NewestG20 (2025)Released 2025
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001)
Principal Prickly gets his car stuck in a snowbank and decides it has to be the Recess gang's fault, but the teachers look back and remember all the good times they've had with T.J. and the rest of the gang.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisScooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015)
Scooby-Doo and the gang investigates a new ghost at a water park resort.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisEight Below (2006)
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeptember 5 (2024)
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBalto (1995)
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests that they put aside their differences and unite to fight a common threat. Aggressive birds from an island covered in ice are planning to use an elaborate weapon to destroy the fowl and swine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne Day in September (1999)
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPawn Sacrifice (2015)
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisG20 (2025)
After the G20 Summit is overtaken by terrorists, President Danielle Sutton must bring all her statecraft and military experience to defend her family and her fellow leaders.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ghost Ship (1943)
Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007)
The gang's vacation to Paris takes a wrong turn when Scooby and Shaggy miss their flight and end up on a skydiving expedition in the Himalayas. To make matters worse, upon arrival they must outrun the Abominable Snowmonster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpectral (2016)
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015)
Superman’s clone, Bizarro, has become an embarrassing problem. Chaos and destruction follow Bizarro everywhere as he always hears the opposite of what is said, says the opposite of what he means and does the opposite of what is right. And when the citizens of Metropolis keep confusing Bizarro with Superman, the Man of Steel decides it’s time to find a new home for him…on another planet! It’s up to the Justice League to come to terms with their backward counterparts and team up with them to stop Darkseid and save the galaxy!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCold Meat (2024)
David Petersen is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again alone through a dangerous snow blizzard. One false move behind the wheel has him waking up inside a ravine, in the eye of the storm. But the cold is the least of his worries when a beast starts prowling outside. How will he survive?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRocket Science (2007)
Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Proud Family Movie (2005)
Penny and her family are lured on an all expenses paid vacation where a mad scientist captures them, refusing to let them go because Oscar won't reveal his on of his secret Proud Snacks formulas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Even Stevens Movie (2003)
The Stevens think that they've won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family crumbles, unaware that their family vacation is in fact a hidden camera reality show!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lodge (2020)
When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"?
The closest matches to "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes" are Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"?
Start with Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001), the closest match to "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes".
What is the highest-rated movie like "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"?
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), rated 7.4/10 by 682 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"?
G20 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"?
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How are movies similar to "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes" chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside "The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes", then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.