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Movies that feel likePain & Gain (2013)

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.

If you loved Pain & Gain, the closest films we have are The Other Guys (2010), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) and The Heat (2013). All three share Pain & Gain'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 Extreme Job (2019).

🍅 49% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Michael Baywittyplayfulgrittykinetic
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

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The Other Guys
2010 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 78%★ 6.7comedy · action · crimeNetflixStarz

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · dir. Adil El Arbi
🍅 65%★ 6.5action · comedy · crimeHulu

Both land grit and momentum at once

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

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

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

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

Both lean on play more than on crime

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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★ 6.8action · comedy · crime

Gritty action in both cases

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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Pineapple Express
2008 · dir. David Gordon Green
★ 6.9action · comedy · crimeHulu

Comedy built on momentum, twice over

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

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

Witty crime, and it commits to that

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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Johnny English Reborn
2011 · dir. Oliver Parker
🍅 40%★ 6.3crime · action · comedy

Action with a pulse of play, in both cases

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

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The A-Team
2010 · dir. Joe Carnahan
🍅 48%★ 6.7action · comedy · crimeStarz

Comedy built on grit, twice over

A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.

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

Crime with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

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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Extreme Job
2019 · dir. Lee Byeong-heon
🍅 83%★ 7.1action · comedy · crime

Action in the same key

A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.

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

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

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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