Movies like Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 (1984)
The best movies like Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 (1984) are Fist Fight (2017), Thunderstruck (2012) and The Trouble with Angels (1966). If Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)7.9/10 from 259 votes
- NewestDriver's Ed (2026)Released 2026
Fist Fight (2017)
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderstruck (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
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 thisJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDriver's Ed (2026)
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBilly Madison (1995)
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer School (1987)
A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Love My Dad (2022)
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHow to Irritate People (1969)
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAfter the Ball (2015)
After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who markets clothes "inspired" by the very designers Kate wants to work for. Who wants a spy among the sequins and stilettos? Reluctantly, Kate joins the family business where she must navigate around her duplicitous stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. But with the help of a prince of a guy in the shoe department her godmother's vintage clothes and a shocking switch of identities, Kate exposes the evil trio, saves her father's company -- and proves that everyone can wear a fabulous dress.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdventures 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
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 thisGrown Ups 2 (2013)
Lenny has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises—the last day of school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCadet 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClear History (2013)
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMinutemen (2008)
When three high-school friends invent a time-machine, they decide to use it to go back in time and prevent other youngsters from making humiliating mistakes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMe Time (2022)
With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLife of the Party (2018)
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClass Rank (2017)
Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBed for Five (1989)
Escaping from "marital legitimacy" is an easy task. But in the case of the hero of the story, it becomes very difficult when a thousand diabolical coincidences create a "volcano" of misunderstandings that threatens to erupt at any moment, with unpredictable results. Provocative charmers, clumsy card players, ambitious matrons, penniless poor devils, crazy directors, and uninvited police officers drag out an entertaining erotic dance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Anargyros the Charmer (1986)
Anargyros and Tasos are workers, public sector employees. Anargyros is a failed womanizer, engaged to Soula for many years, but he refuses to stop chasing women despite his failures and blunders. Tassos, after Anargyros's encouragement, follows him into the high life he promises him...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
You, Me, And the Other One (1988)
A modern couple, Alexis and Marina, have split up over nothing and are now preparing to rebuild their lives. She with Dino and he with Lina. But when the four of them meet, the universe is turned upside down and laughter fills the air.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido (1985)
An honest citizen finds a package containing twenty million drachmas and hands it over to the police, receiving an award as the "most honest citizen" of the year. However, this event will cause him many problems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Gia psyllou pidima (1987)
Petros is a lawyer specializing in adultery cases. His female clients often tempt him, but he remains faithful to his beloved wife. However, while his wife is away, he finds himself at home with three naked women. How will he be able to prove his innocence when his wife finds three women under their bed?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Papadia in Bouzouki No. 2 (1985)
Returning from a trip, Father Akakios sees that his neighborhood has been filled with discos and soccer fields, projects of the mayor. Unable to accept this situation and in order to bring young people closer to the church, he begins a campaign to close these establishments. However, he faces opposition from the mayor and so tries various ways to sabotage the discos...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Papasouzas (1983)
Father Isychios, who is seeing that the faith of his fellow human beings is lost and that the church where he works is emptied of believers, recruits a two-wheeled motorcycle in order to penetrate the youth and catch its pulse, while engaging in various comedic performances. The corresponding pastor of the neighboring church, Father Avgoustos, "steals" the faithful with various tricks. At the same time, Father Isychios himself loses the ultimate goal of his mission, being carried away. from the frantic rhythms of entertainment of modern youth and in general the era of disco and nightclubs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Kimon the Nouveau Riche (1988)
Have you ever thought about what would happen if you suddenly escaped misery and found yourself with a sack of millions? That's what happened to Kimon, and it changed his life and his relationships with his whole family...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Thanasis the Optimist (1989)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Of the Poor Woman (1987)
Complications in life are common. But when they occur in different eras, the situation spirals out of control. A subversive comedy, with songs by Lefteris Pantazis and Stelios Rokos.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wheel, Bag and Truants 3?
The closest matches to Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 are Fist Fight (2017), Thunderstruck (2012) and The Trouble with Angels (1966). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wheel, Bag and Truants 3?
Start with Fist Fight (2017), the closest match to Wheel, Bag and Truants 3.
What is the highest-rated movie like Wheel, Bag and Truants 3?
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018), rated 7.9/10 by 259 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wheel, Bag and Truants 3?
Driver's Ed (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wheel, Bag and Truants 3, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.