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10 Best Movies Like Here Comes the Boom

If you loved Here Comes the Boom, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
No Retreat, No Surrender

No Retreat, No Surrender

1986★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Here Comes the Boom for fans of Comedy & Action & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father n...

#2
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Here Comes the Boom for fans of Comedy & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about th...

#3
Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

2008★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Here Comes the Boom for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking ...

#4
Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Here Comes the Boom for fans of Comedy & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meeting...

#5
The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

1980★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Here Comes the Boom for fans of Comedy & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition....

#6
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Here Comes the Boom for fans of Comedy & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the...

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