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Movies that feel like Coming 2 America (2021)

If you loved Coming 2 America, the closest films we have are Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015), Daddy's Home 2 (2017) and No manches, Frida (2016). All three share Coming 2 America's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.

🍅 49% Rotten Tomatoes5.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Craig Brewerwittyplayful
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Suck Me Shakespeer 2
2015 · dir. Bora Dağtekin
5.9comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

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

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Daddy's Home 2
2017 · dir. Sean Anders
🍅 20%6.1comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down. After a sudden change in plans, the four men decide to take the kids to a luxury resort for a fun-filled getaway that turns into a hilarious and chaotic adventure.

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No manches, Frida
2016 · dir. Nacho G. Velilla
🍅 13%5.5comedy

Both lean on play more than on comedy

After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 74%6.3comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 · dir. Nicholas Stoller
🍅 65%5.7comedy

Both sit in the same playful register

A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.

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Horrible Bosses 2
2014 · dir. Sean Anders
🍅 35%6.3comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.

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No manches, Frida 2: paraíso destruido
2019 · dir. Nacho G. Velilla
🍅 13%4.3comedy

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

Zequi and Lucy are about to get married. Although he promises not to overdo it during the bachelor party, things get out of control.

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Welcome to the North
2012 · dir. Luca Miniero
5.4comedy

Comedy of the same temperament

Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!

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Till Luck Do Us Part
2012 · dir. Roberto Santucci
5.5comedy

Both are comedy through and through

Check out the hilarious story of luck and misadventures of Tino, a family man whose life is transformed after he wins the lottery. Dazzled by wealth, this boaster spends all his money on a life of luxury and ostentation. But after finding out that he is bankrupt, he faces comical situations: besides not telling his wife he is broke because she is pregnant and cannot get upset, Tino must accept help from his neighbor who is an extremely thrifty financial adviser and the only one capable of getting him out of the rut.

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Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013 · dir. Roberto Santucci
4.9comedy

Both play comedy straight

After all the trouble in the first film, Tino and Jane have more fun adventures. Still tasting bitter failure, they see a light at the end of the tunnel with uncle Olavinho’s unexpected inheritance. However, the will carries an unusual request: the rich uncle wants his ashes to be scattered throughout the Grand Canyon. The couple takes the opportunity of the trip to fulfill this wish and decides to go to Las Vegas and end up getting into comical situations. Big time spender Tino will fall into the greatest temptations and indulge in the casinos of the gambling city.

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Meu Passado Me Condena: O Filme
2013 · dir. Julia Rezende
5.8comedy

Comedy approached the same way

The immature and cheap douche bag Fábio Clóvis marries the pseudo-intellectual Miá and they travel in a cruise to Europe on board of a fancy passenger vessel. Fabio and Miá are invited to have dinner with the wealthy Beto Assunção and his gorgeous wife Laura in a VIP restaurant on the vessel. Soon Fábio discovers that Beto was Miá's boyfriend and Miá learns that Fábio had a crush on Laura that was his classmate. Meanwhile the cynical chamber maid Suzana Mello and her estranged husband, the entertainer Wilson, make a bet that Fábio and Miá will split before the end of the trip and poison their relationship. When the ship arrives in Casablanca, Fábio meets his bothersome childhood friend Cabeça that affects their honeymoon.

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My Mom Is a Character 2
2016 · dir. César Rodrigues
6.6comedy

Both working the same comedy territory

Dona Hermínia is back, but now rich and famous since she is the host of her own successful TV show. However, the overprotective character will have to deal with her children's departures, as Marcelina and Juliano decide to move out. In counterpart, she will welcome, as a visitor, her sister Lúcia Helena, who's been living in New York.

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