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Movies that feel likeBaywatch (2017)

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

If you loved Baywatch, the closest films we have are Horrible Bosses (2011), The Heat (2013) and Ocean's Eight (2018). All three share Baywatch's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Spy (2015).

🍅 18% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Seth Gordonwittyplayfulkineticgritty
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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Horrible Bosses
2011 · dir. Seth Gordon
🍅 69%★ 6.9comedy · crimeParamount+

Both are Seth Gordon's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.

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The Heat
2013 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 66%★ 6.6action · comedy · crime

Two clashing personalities forced to team up against a criminal operation

The difference: A buddy-cop procedural in Boston, grittier and more foul-mouthed

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

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Ocean's Eight
2018 · dir. Gary Ross
🍅 69%★ 6.3crime · comedy · actionMax

A stylish crew pulling off a scheme with wit as the main weapon

The difference: A glossy all-star heist caper, no lifeguards or coastal setting

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

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★ 6.8action · comedy · crime

A ragtag crew reassembled to take down a drug operation, played for laughs

The difference: An Italian caper about smart drugs, no beach or rescue-squad backdrop

Pietro Zinni is asked by the police to revive the old gang to create a task force that will stop the spread of smart drugs.

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Spy
2015 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 94%★ 7action · comedy · crimeStarz

An underestimated lead who turns out sharper than everyone assumes

The difference: A globe-trotting CIA spy spoof, no lifeguard tower or beach crime

A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.

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2 Guns
2013 · dir. Baltasar Kormákur
🍅 64%★ 6.7action · comedy · crimeNetflixStarz

Two guys who don't trust each other forced into an uneasy alliance

The difference: A DEA-and-Navy double-cross thriller, harder-edged than beach comedy

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

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Identity Thief
2013 · dir. Seth Gordon
🍅 20%★ 5.7comedy · crimeStarz

The same director's knack for a mismatched pair stumbling into crime

The difference: A cross-country identity-theft caper, no lifeguards or beach setting

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

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Mr. Nice Guy
1997 · dir. Sammo Hung
🍅 45%★ 6.3crime · action · comedy

Comic mayhem erupts once an ordinary person gets tangled in a drug plot

The difference: A Jackie Chan martial-arts vehicle, stunt-driven over beach-set banter

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

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Dilwale
2015 · dir. Rohit Shetty
🍅 24%★ 5.1crime · action · comedyNetflix

Broad action-comedy energy wrapped around a crime plot bubbling underneath

The difference: A Bollywood mafia romance, singing and melodrama over beach banter

Raj is a Mafia member. One day he meet a girl (Meera) while chasing by his rival gang and falls in love with her. Later he finds out that this girl is the daughter of the leader of his rival gang. Yet their love story continues until he was shot by his girlfriend upon a deep misunderstanding. After that incident these two lovers lives separate until their siblings fallen in love. With this new love story their paths intertwines again.

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Red Notice
2021 · dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
🍅 36%★ 6.3action · comedy · crimeNetflix

Glossy action-comedy chaos built around rival crooks and a big score

The difference: A globe-trotting art-heist caper, no lifeguard tower in sight

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

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The Family
2013 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 28%★ 6.3crime · comedy · actionNetflixPrime Video

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.

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Pain & Gain
2013 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 49%★ 6.4comedy · crime · actionParamount+Starz

A scheme spirals into over-the-top crime with a wink at the audience

The difference: A pitch-black true-crime satire about extortion, darker than beach comedy

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

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