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10 Best Movies Like How We Built the Bomb

If you loved How We Built the Bomb, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Training Wheels

Training Wheels

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How We Built the Bomb for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions sp...

#2
Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

2010★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How We Built the Bomb for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted v...

#3
Panic in the Mailroom

Panic in the Mailroom

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How We Built the Bomb for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two Minions are busy at work in the mailroom. One of them, bored, decides to throw a box of expired PX-41 samples into its designated chute....

#4
Suck Me Shakespeer 2

Suck Me Shakespeer 2

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How We Built the Bomb for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A rowdy teacher accompanies a class trip to Thailand to recover some diamonds accidentally sent there and restore the school's reputation....

#5
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How We Built the Bomb for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#6
Puppy

Puppy

2013★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How We Built the Bomb for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Minion, longing for a puppy, humorously tries to catch a dog, a squirrel, and even a ladybug, but none of his attempts succeed. Just as his hopes fade, a tiny UFO swoops down and...