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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.

#1
Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem

2020★ 5.5

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....

#2
The Avengers

The Avengers

2012★ 7.9

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...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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....

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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....

#5
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

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...

#6
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001★ 7.9

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...