10 Best Movies Like Detention
If you loved Detention, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Coffee & Kareem
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Detention for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A Detroit cop reluctantly teams with his girlfriend's 11-year-old son to clear his name and take down the city's most ruthless criminal....

The Avengers
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Detention for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need...

Joker
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Detention for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

Oppenheimer
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Detention for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

Inside Out
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Detention for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Detention for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the...