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Movies that feel like Evolution (2001)

If you loved Evolution, the closest films we have are Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and The Watch (2012). All three share Evolution'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 Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.

πŸ… 44% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ivan Reitmanwittyplayfulcerebralkinetic

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Twins
1988 Β· dir. Ivan Reitman
πŸ… 44%β˜… 6.2comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Ivan Reitman

The difference: Missing the ideas of Evolution

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

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Kindergarten Cop
1990 Β· dir. Ivan Reitman
πŸ… 54%β˜… 6.3comedy

Both are Ivan Reitman's work, and they rhyme

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.

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The Watch
2012 Β· dir. Akiva Schaffer
πŸ… 16%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· action Β· science fiction

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

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Men in Black 3
2012 Β· dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.8action Β· comedy Β· science fiction

Both land ideas and momentum at once

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

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Shaolin Soccer
2001 Β· dir. Stephen Chow
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.3action Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

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Small Soldiers
1998 Β· dir. Joe Dante
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· adventure Β· fantasy

Both lean on play more than on science fiction

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Evolution does

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 75%β˜… 5.3family Β· action Β· adventure

Action built on ideas, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to family than Evolution does

Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.

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Ride Along
2014 Β· dir. Tim Story
πŸ… 17%β˜… 6.1action Β· comedy

Kinetic comedy in both cases

For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

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Spy Kids
2001 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 92%β˜… 5.6family Β· action Β· comedy

Witty science fiction, and it commits to that

Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business."

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Tower Heist
2011 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.2action Β· comedy

Playful action, and it commits to that

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

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Attack the Block
2011 Β· dir. Joe Cornish
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· science fiction

Comedy with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

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The World's End
2013 Β· dir. Edgar Wright
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· action Β· science fiction

Kinetic science fiction in both cases

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

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