Movies Like The Animal

If you liked The Animal (2001), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Luke Greenfield, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also comedy and science fiction
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
2
Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the…
3
Darkman (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental…
4
Super Troopers (2001)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force…
5
Paul (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and science fiction
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection…
6
Next (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical…
7
Eenie Meanie (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
8
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
9
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
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…
10
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood. An imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the…
11
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
12
Idiots (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Two rock-bottom drivers transport a wealthy teen to rehab, but their simple job spirals into a chaotic journey of drugs, danger, and crime as their passenger derails their plans.
13
Barbarella (1968)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedy
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
14
Brazil (1985)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and science fiction
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and…
15
Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton, struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Her cousin, Superman, mentors her and suggests she leave their space-time to attend the Legion Academy in the 31st century, where…
16
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
17
Danger One (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
While transporting a dying man to the hospital, two paramedics find a million dollars in cash sewn into his clothing. When the man dies, they decide to keep it, setting them on a path for a hellish night of violence…
18
Super Troopers 2 (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
When an international border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers- Mac, Thorny, Foster, Rabbit and Farva, are called in to set up a new Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.
19
Greedy People (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions which upend the once-peaceful…
20
Justice League: Warworld (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction
Until now, the Justice League has been a loose association of superpowered individuals. But when they are swept away to Warworld, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the…