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Movies that feel like Tag (2018)

If you loved Tag, the closest films we have are Tower Heist (2011), Jackass: Best and Last (2026) and Central Intelligence (2016). All three share Tag's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming...and he’s ready.

🍅 55% Rotten Tomatoes6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jeff Tomsicwittyplayfulkinetic
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Tower Heist
2011 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 67%6.2action · comedy

Witty and playful in the same breath

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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Jackass: Best and Last
2026 · dir. Jeff Tremaine
6.7action · comedy · documentary

Both lean on momentum more than on comedy

The difference: Leans harder into documentary than Tag does

The fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.

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Central Intelligence
2016 · dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
🍅 71%6.3action · comedy

Witty action, and it commits to that

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.

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The Interview
2014 · dir. Evan Goldberg
🍅 51%6.5action · comedy

Playful comedy in both cases

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

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Knight and Day
2010 · dir. James Mangold
🍅 51%6.3action · comedy

Action built on momentum, twice over

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

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You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008 · dir. Dennis Dugan
🍅 37%5.6comedy · action

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.

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Shaolin Soccer
2001 · dir. Stephen Chow
🍅 89%7.3action · comedy

Playful action, and it commits to that

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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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EuroTrip
2004 · dir. Jeff Schaffer
6.6comedy

Common ground: travel

The difference: Missing the momentum of Tag

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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Ride On
2023 · dir. Larry Yang
🍅 66%6.3action · comedy · drama

Both work the same momentum

A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.

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Rob-B-Hood
2006 · dir. Benny Chan
6.6drama · action · comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?

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Project A - Part II
1987 · dir. Jackie Chan
🍅 73%7action · comedy

The action is handled with the same confidence

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

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My Lucky Stars
1985 · dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
6.3action · comedy

Both working the same comedy territory

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

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