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Movies that feel like Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

If you loved Paul Blart: Mall Cop, the closest films we have are Kopps (2003), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) and Movie 43 (2013). All three share Paul Blart: Mall Cop's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

🍅 34% Rotten Tomatoes5.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Steve Carrkineticepicwittyplayfulwarm
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Kopps
2003 · dir. Josef Fares
6.7action · comedy

Both are working the same pair: slapstick comedy, hostage situation

The difference: Not nearly as epic as Paul Blart: Mall Cop

A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.

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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 · dir. Susanna Fogel
🍅 49%6.1comedy · action · adventure

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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Movie 43
2013 · dir. Steve Carr
🍅 5%4.4comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Steve Carr

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest. In some countries, like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the structure differs. Instead of a pitch, the films are connected by a group of three teenagers searching for the most banned film in the world, Movie 43, which will ultimately lead to the destruction of civilization.

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 84%6.5action · adventure · animation

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Paul Blart: Mall Cop does

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

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Wild Hogs
2007 · dir. Walt Becker
🍅 14%5.9action · adventure · comedy

Common ground: slapstick comedy

Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.

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Puss in Boots
2011 · dir. Chris Miller
🍅 85%6.6action · adventure · animation

Action built on warmth, twice over

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

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Date Night
2010 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 67%6.3comedy · action · adventure

Both are built on the same subject: new jersey

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.

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Spies in Disguise
2019 · dir. Nick Bruno
6.8animation · action · adventure

Kinetic adventure in both cases

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.

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Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · dir. David Kerr
🍅 37%6.2action · adventure · comedy

Both lean on scale more than on comedy

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 75%5.3family · action · adventure

Family with a pulse of wit, in both cases

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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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 45%4.4family · action · comedy

Playful action, and it commits to that

Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.

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Johnny English
2003 · dir. Peter Howitt
🍅 33%6.3adventure · action · comedy

Kinetic adventure, and it commits to that

A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.

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