What movies are similar to Bottoms?

Start with films such as School of Rock, The DUFF, Office Space, Meet the Robinsons. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Bottoms memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Bottoms?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Bottoms?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Bottoms?

Try School of Rock, The DUFF, Office Space—each shares DNA with Bottoms while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Bottoms?

Bottoms (2023) is best described as Comedy. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Bottoms worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 6.7/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this comedy lane.

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Bottoms (2023) works because bottoms (2023) stuck because it commits to its comedy premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Emma Seligman's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The film leans hard into its core genre, which is exactly what fans say they wanted more of from blockbusters in that era. The concrete hook is unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Bottoms, we prioritized comedy films that share comedy, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The useful comparison point is not only genre; it is how the movie controls attention from scene to scene. Each recommendation names the shared texture and the difference, which makes the page more useful than a plain list. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Bottoms feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.School of Rock (2003)
★ 7.1 · Comedy · Music · Family · 1h 50m
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comedy, music, family surface in both films, yet School of Rock keeps the temperature a sharp, often funny tone, not a tonal echo of Bottoms. Compare Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into against Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start.
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2.The DUFF (2015)
★ 6.8 · Romance · Comedy · 1h 40m
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The DUFF is pitched a sharp, often funny tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Bottoms. comedy, romance still braid the two films, but The DUFF leans on Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' where Bottoms anchored itself.
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3.Office Space (1999)
★ 7.4 · Comedy · 1h 30m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Bottoms pays off through Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their, while Office Space pushes resolution toward A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a.
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4.Meet the Robinsons (2007)
★ 6.9 · Animation · Comedy · Family · 1h 35m
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If Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their is what locked you into Bottoms, Meet the Robinsons hands you Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned as the next jolt.
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5.Booksmart (2019)
★ 7.0 · Comedy · 1h 42m
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Surface texture differs—Comedy treatment of Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked beside Comedy treatment of Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their—while comedy stay legible. Booksmart commits to a.
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6.Dogma (1999)
★ 6.9 · Fantasy · Comedy · Adventure · 2h 10m
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An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from is the sharpest reason to queue Dogma after Bottoms: it refracts the same curiosity Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their stirred, with.
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7.The Lost Boys (1987)
★ 7.1 · Horror · Comedy · Thriller · 1h 37m
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Character pressure in The Lost Boys accumulates around When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes, echoing how Bottoms tightened the screws with Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their. The.
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8.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
★ 6.7 · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · 1h 33m
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In Bottoms, the spine is Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles finds its spine in A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face. comedy, science fiction,.
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9.Bring It On (2000)
★ 6.3 · Comedy · 1h 39m
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Bring It On handles The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and with a Comedy bias that Bottoms did not foreground in its Comedy read of Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their. comedy are the bridge.
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10.Ghost World (2001)
★ 7.1 · Comedy · Drama · 1h 51m
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The afterglow from Ghost World is a sharp, often funny tone: different residue than Bottoms, even when comedy, drama read familiar. Trace the fork to Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their versus Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Bottoms: comedy, family, adventure, romance, plus a funny through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Bottoms trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Bottoms—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Bottoms?: Start with films such as School of Rock, The DUFF, Office Space, Meet the Robinsons. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Bottoms memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Bottoms?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Bottoms?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Bottoms?: Try School of Rock, The DUFF, Office Space—each shares DNA with Bottoms while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Bottoms?: Bottoms (2023) is best described as Comedy. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Bottoms worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 6.7/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this comedy lane.

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Your 10 recommendations

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1.School of Rock (2003)

2.The DUFF (2015)

3.Office Space (1999)

4.Meet the Robinsons (2007)

5.Booksmart (2019)

6.Dogma (1999)

7.The Lost Boys (1987)

8.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

9.Bring It On (2000)

10.Ghost World (2001)

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