
Movies that feel likeCentral Intelligence (2016)
If you loved Central Intelligence, the closest films we have are Tower Heist (2011), Shaolin Soccer (2001) and Ride On (2023). All three share Central Intelligence's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Prodigal Son (1981).
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If Central Intelligence hit the spot, these will too

Kinetic where it counts, witty underneath


Kinetic comedy in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Central Intelligence does

Both lean on wit more than on action
The difference: 29 years apart, and the 1980s show

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spy
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Central Intelligence does

Playful comedy, and it commits to that
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Rawson Marshall Thurber working the same nerve twice

Both are built on the same subject: spy

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases


Both know what they want from action
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