Movies like Date Night (2010)
The best movies like Date Night (2010) are The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), This Means War (2012) and Role Play (2023). If Date Night hooked you with its comedy and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Family Plan (2023)7.2/10 from 2,046 votes
- NewestThe Family Plan 2 (2025)Released 2025
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThis Means War (2012)
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRole Play (2023)
Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire – a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMission: Cross (2024)
In the ultimate test of marriage, an agent-turned-househusband gets tangled in a perilous mission with his detective wife, who's clueless about his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnight and Day (2010)
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Family Plan (2023)
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKillers (2010)
When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKeeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIdentity Thief (2013)
When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCentral Intelligence (2016)
Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGame Night (2018)
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpy (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 thisThe Do-Over (2016)
The life of a bank manager is turned upside down when a friend from his past manipulates him into faking his own death and taking off on an adventure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Bounty Hunter (2010)
Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter named Nicole. Milo considers the job an easy payday, but Nicole quickly escapes to chase a lead on a murder case. The former spouses play an escalating game of one-upmanship, until they suddenly find themselves on the run for their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Out-Laws (2023)
A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisThe Man from Toronto (2022)
A case of mistaken identity forces a bumbling entrepreneur to team up with a notorious assassin known as The Man from Toronto in hopes of staying alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlaydate (2025)
When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHit & Run (2012)
When former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardises his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles, the feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWelcome to Acapulco (2019)
When Matt Booth sets off to meet his fiance for a foreign wedding he couldn't have imagined the dangerous world he was about to step into. Betrayed and set up, Matt finds himself on the run from the CIA and hired mercenaries, all looking for a package that he has supposedly smuggled through customs. Hunted on all sides, Matt is aided by Agent Adriana Vasquez, a femme fatale with orders of her own to follow.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Get Smart (2008)
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lost City (2022)
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the ancient city's lost treasure that featured in her latest story. Alan, determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, sets off to rescue her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & 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: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Heat (2013)
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Family Plan 2 (2025)
Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the crosshairs of an unexpected enemy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou May Not Kiss the Bride (2011)
Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a Croatian crime lord's daughter, and she is subsequently kidnapped while on their honeymoon in a tropical paradise.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhat's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOne for the Money (2012)
An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop on the run for murder – the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGhosted (2023)
Salt-of-the-earth Cole falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie—but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they can decide on a second date, Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Date Night?
The closest matches to Date Night are The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), This Means War (2012) and Role Play (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Date Night?
People who watched Date Night most often go on to The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), This Means War (2012) and Role Play (2023).
What is the highest-rated movie like Date Night?
The Family Plan (2023), rated 7.2/10 by 2,046 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Date Night?
The Family Plan 2 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Date Night?
Yes: The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), This Means War (2012) and Role Play (2023).
How are movies similar to Date Night chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Date Night, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.