What movies are similar to Grimsby?

Start with films such as 22 Jump Street, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Ride Along, The Naked Gun. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Grimsby memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Grimsby?

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 Grimsby?

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 Grimsby?

Try 22 Jump Street, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Ride Along—each shares DNA with Grimsby while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Grimsby?

Grimsby (2016) is best described as Action, Comedy. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Grimsby worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 6.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this action lane.

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Grimsby (2016) works because people revisit Grimsby for the same reason it broke through in 2016: clear stakes, memorable faces, and a comedy rhythm that doesn't stall in the middle. Louis Leterrier keeps the ensemble pointed in one direction. The action and comedy blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Grimsby, we prioritized action, comedy films that share action, comedy, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The best follow-ups preserve the pressure, rhythm, and point of view before they worry about matching plot mechanics. That is why the list below separates close tonal cousins from looser genre neighbors. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Grimsby feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.22 Jump Street (2014)
★ 6.8 · Crime · Comedy · Action · 1h 52m
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Character pressure in 22 Jump Street accumulates around After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko, echoing how Grimsby tightened the screws with Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother. The.
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2.Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
★ 7.3 · Action · Comedy · Crime · 1h 56m
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In Grimsby, the spine is Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother; Bad Boys: Ride or Die finds its spine in After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end. action, comedy,.
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3.Ride Along (2014)
★ 6.3 · Action · Comedy · 1h 39m
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Surface texture differs—Action treatment of For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James beside Action treatment of Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother—while action, comedy stay legible. Ride Along commits.
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4.The Naked Gun (2025)
★ 6.4 · Action · Comedy · Crime · 1h 25m
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A 2025 frame changes how Only one man has the particular set of skills... lands next to Grimsby (2016) and its Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother. action, comedy, crime survive the era shift without forcing the stories to match.
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5.Back in Action (2025)
★ 6.4 · Action · Comedy · 1h 54m
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Back in Action is pitched a sharp, often funny tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Grimsby. action, comedy still braid the two films, but Back in Action leans on Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back where Grimsby.
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6.My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9 · Family · Action · Comedy · 1h 39m
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The afterglow from My Spy is a sharp, often funny tone: different residue than Grimsby, even when action, comedy, family read familiar. Trace the fork to Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother versus A hardened CIA operative finds himself at.
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7.Iron Man (2008)
★ 7.7 · Action · Science Fiction · Adventure · 2h 6m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Grimsby pays off through Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother, while Iron Man pushes resolution toward After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark.
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8.Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
★ 7.0 · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction · 2h 4m
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Captain America: The First Avenger handles During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America with a Action bias that Grimsby did not foreground in its Action read of Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his.
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9.Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
★ 7.9 · Action · Crime · Thriller · 2h 16m
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Grimsby and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 split at the plot: Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother on one side, The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried on the other.
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10.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
★ 7.5 · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · 2h 12m
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action, adventure, fantasy surface in both films, yet Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings keeps the temperature a tense, propulsive tone, not a tonal echo of Grimsby. Compare Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of against Wrongfully accused and.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Grimsby: action, comedy, crime, adventure, 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 Grimsby trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Grimsby—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 Grimsby?: Start with films such as 22 Jump Street, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Ride Along, The Naked Gun. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Grimsby memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Grimsby?: 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 Grimsby?: 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 Grimsby?: Try 22 Jump Street, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Ride Along—each shares DNA with Grimsby while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Grimsby?: Grimsby (2016) is best described as Action, Comedy. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Grimsby worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 6.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this action lane.

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Your 10 recommendations

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1.22 Jump Street (2014)

2.Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

3.Ride Along (2014)

4.The Naked Gun (2025)

5.Back in Action (2025)

6.My Spy (2020)

7.Iron Man (2008)

8.Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

9.Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

10.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

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