Movies Like Break Out

If you liked Break Out (2002), a comedy and action movie directed by Chang Hang-jun, 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
Going by the Book (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and action
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
2
The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedy
Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
3
How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action and comedy
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
4
Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also action and comedy
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
5
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
6
Big Match (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and action
When his brother vanishes, ex-footballer and MMA star Ik-ho receives a call from a game planner who has turned the whole city into a board game that Ik-ho must navigate if he is to save his brother.
7
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedy
While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
8
Trouble Man (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also action and comedy
Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own…
9
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
10
The Art of Fighting (2006)
★ 6/10Also action and comedy
Byung-tae is the kid who is always on the receiving end of beatings from the school bullies—that is, until he meets Pan-su, a martial arts expert who takes him under his wing.
11
LaRoy, Texas (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
12
The Dude in Me (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and action
Dong-hyun is a high school student. One day, he falls from the rooftop and bumps into Pan-soo who is a passerby. Pan-soo is a member of a criminal organization. When the two men wake up in the hospital, they discover…
13
Stark Raving Mad (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and action
A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.
14
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedy
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags…
15
The Dream Team (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish…
16
The Ladykillers (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
17
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy
Crime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…
18
Guns & Talks (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy
Four unlikely assassins question their assignments because they genuinely care about their customers and victims. However, they attract police attention and a prosecutor is on their trail.
19
Double Threat (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
20
Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also action and comedy
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.