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Movies that feel likeThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

If you loved The Man from U.N.C.L.E., the closest films we have are Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Booksmart (2019) and Date Night (2010). All three share The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'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 Lost City (2022).

🍅 68% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Guy Ritchiewittyplayfulkineticepicwistful
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

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If The Man from U.N.C.L.E. hit the spot, these will too

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · dir. Taika Waititi
🍅 97%★ 7.8adventure · comedy · dramaPrime VideoPeacock

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

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Booksmart
2019 · dir. Olivia Wilde
🍅 96%★ 7.1comedyRent or buy

Both lean on wistfulness more than on comedy

The difference: Easier on the momentum than The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

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

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

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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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 · dir. David Leitch
🍅 67%★ 6.4action · adventure · comedyHulu

Witty action in both cases

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.

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The Suicide Squad
2021 · dir. James Gunn
★ 7.2action · comedy · adventureMax

Adventure built on play, twice over

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

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The Lost City
2022 · dir. Aaron Nee
🍅 78%★ 6.1action · adventure · comedyNetflixParamount+

Kinetic comedy, and it commits to that

Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the ancient city's lost treasure that featured in her latest story. Alan, determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, sets off to rescue her.

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🍅 41%★ 4.9action · adventure · comedyParamount+

Common ground in both: spy and nostalgic

The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.

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Vacation
2015 · dir. John Francis Daley
🍅 27%★ 6.2comedy · adventureParamount+

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.

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Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · dir. David Kerr
🍅 37%★ 6.2action · adventure · comedyRent or buy

One thread runs through both: spy

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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American Reunion
2012 · dir. Jon Hurwitz
🍅 45%★ 6.7comedy

The same preoccupation in both: nostalgic

The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.

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Jack the Giant Slayer
2013 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 52%★ 6.3fantasy · action · adventure

Action with a pulse of wistfulness, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than The Man from U.N.C.L.E. does

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

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Superbad
2007 · dir. Greg Mottola
🍅 88%★ 7.6comedyApple TV+Paramount+

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

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