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Movies that feel likeScary Movie 2 (2001)

A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.

If you loved Scary Movie 2, the closest films we have are Zoolander (2001), Legally Blonde (2001) and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016). All three share Scary Movie 2'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 The Green Butchers (2003).

πŸ… 13% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Keenen Ivory Wayanswittyplayful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Scary Movie (2000) Β· Scary Movie 3 (2003) Β· Scary Movie 4 (2006) Β· Scary Movie 5 (2013)

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Zoolander
2001 Β· dir. Ben Stiller
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.5comedyParamount+

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.

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Legally Blonde
2001 Β· dir. Robert Luketic
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.5comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.

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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 Β· dir. Nicholas Stoller
πŸ… 64%β˜… 5.7comedyNetflixStarz

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

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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The Boss of It All
2006 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.6comedy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The owner of an IT firm wants to sell his business for profit; however, when he started his firm, he invented a nonexistent president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with 'The Boss' face to face, the owner hires a failed actor to play the part.

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The Green Butchers
2003 Β· dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
πŸ… 63%β˜… 7.2comedy

Both work the same play

Svend and Bjarne work for a butcher in a small Danish town. Fed up with their boss' arrogance, they decide to start their own butcher shop. After dismal beginnings, an unfortunate accident happens which coincides with a large order of meat. One hasty decision leads to another and soon the business thrives. In the meantime, Bjarne has to deal with his twin brother who has been in coma for years following a gruesome car accident.

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 Β· dir. Adam McKay
πŸ… 66%β˜… 7.1comedyParamount+

The same comedy instincts

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

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Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 Β· dir. Mel Brooks
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.7comedy

Both are working the same pair: parody, spoof

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.

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White Chicks
2004 Β· dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans
πŸ… 15%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· crimeNetflix

Keenen Ivory Wayans directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Scary Movie 2 does

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.

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Me, Myself & Irene
2000 Β· dir. Peter Farrelly
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.6comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.

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EuroTrip
2004 Β· dir. Jeff Schaffer
β˜… 6.6comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

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Head Over Heels
2010 Β· dir. Roberto Santucci
β˜… 5.7comedy

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

After being left by her husband and fired from her work, a workaholic, thirtysomething businesswoman is forced to go through a big change in her life and becomes a partner on a decadent sex shop.

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Welcome to the North
2012 Β· dir. Luca Miniero
β˜… 5.4comedy

Both play comedy straight

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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