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Movies like The Worst Day Ever (2012)

The best movies like The Worst Day Ever (2012) are The Trouble with Angels (1966), Lions Love (1969) and Adventures in Public School (2018). If The Worst Day Ever hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The 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

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  2. Lions Love (1969)

    Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  3. Adventures in Public School (2018)

    A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  4. Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)

    ZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses confidence in himself for the first time in his life, which is the big break his human nemesis, Dib has been waiting for.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  5. Mr. Roosevelt (2017)

    A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  6. How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)

    During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. Thunderstruck (2012)

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  8. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

    Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  9. Rookie of the Year (1993)

    When the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  10. Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... (2025)

    Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. The Anniversary (1968)

    Mrs Taggart always celebrates her anniversary with her grown sons. It’s a tradition practised since the death of her husband and she is determined for it to continue. None of her three sons have dared to cross their ruthless domineering mother but this anniversary they intend to try. With cruel and brutal twists, the family get-together becomes a social nightmare beyond endurance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. Cadet Kelly (2002)

    Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. Accident Man (2018)

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. One Night at McCool's (2001)

    On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  15. Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. Dennis the Menace (1993)

    Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  17. LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024)

    A young, aspiring hero and superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new villain looking to rid the world of the Avengers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. The Air Up There (1994)

    Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. The Paper Tigers (2020)

    Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  21. American Splendor (2003)

    An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  22. YOYO (2017)

    Caroline can't stand that she is a virgin...and then the world ends. In post-apocalyptic LA, after a dust storm has wiped out the planet, she is convinced that Francis was sent as the man to pop her cherry. YOYO is a heartfelt, dark comedy about finding meaning in life, even when life ceases to exist.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  23. Damn Poverty! (2009)

    Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace prize winner, is known in the whole world as the banker of the poor, because he pioneered and tested a funding system in Bangladesh: by lending little sums of money to the less well-off with no interest, and returning it by installments gained with their work, people are able to get free from extreme misery. Thus, what can happen if three boys, just graduated, who live in Naples, try to import this funding system that subverts every economic rule?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  24. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)

    The Chipmunks work in an amusement park attraction. After Alvin drives a crazy tour group, they miss their next performance and are locked in the park after closing time. Little do they know that the real Dr. Frankenstein has been hired in a new attraction called, "Frankenstein's Castle"; figuring that the castle isn't scary enough, the mad scientist recreates the real Monster.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  25. Letter to America (1999)

    Two friends from Odesa try to compose a video message to their pals, emigrants to the United States. One of them rents his apartment to a tricky girl who invents various excuses not to pay the rent. An exceptional story about people on the verge of despair who nonetheless manage to enjoy life, even if these joys are beyond good and evil.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. 2071 - Horoscopes and Psychotropics (2021)

    It is a feature film in development and research. It tells the story of a pharmacopornographic treatment imposed on a woman after an attempted suicide. But it is the year 2071 that an alternative comes to her.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. Three Men and a Cradle (1985)

    Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. Commotion (1975)

    A cult of diners, restaurants and an excessive eating prevails in the City of Joy. Different contests are held in cooking the Georgian cuisine. Makro, a famous singer, decides to lend some spirituality to the city of gluttons. For that purpose she decides to set up a gallery of beautiful paintings in one of the city’s restaurants. The owners of the restaurant oppose that decision, but due to Makro’s agility the tenants of the city carry the paintings to the new museum.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. What Women Want (2000)

    Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  30. Un pique-nique chez Osiris (2001)

    The year is 1898. Héloïse, 9 years old, comes from a family belonging to the anti-Dreyfus and anti-Semitic Parisian high bourgeoisie. In a spirit of revolt, she begins a love affair with Maxime, a young Jewish journalist. During a terrible quarrel with her father, the latter suffers a stroke and dies. To get her away from Maxime, her mother Mathilde and her cousin Olympe take Héloïse on a trip to the Orient. After Cairo and the Pyramids, they go up the Nile and cross the desert in a caravan.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Worst Day Ever?

The closest matches to The Worst Day Ever are The Trouble with Angels (1966), Lions Love (1969) and Adventures in Public School (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Worst Day Ever?

Start with The Trouble with Angels (1966), the closest match to The Worst Day Ever.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Worst Day Ever?

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019), rated 7.4/10 by 265 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Worst Day Ever?

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Worst Day Ever?

Yes: The Trouble with Angels (1966), Lions Love (1969) and Adventures in Public School (2018).

How are movies similar to The Worst Day Ever chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Worst Day Ever, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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