Movies Like Dead-Weight
If you liked Dead-Weight (2025), a thriller and comedy movie directed by Jack Knight, 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.
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The Flying Car (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyStuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal discuss the prospect of a flying car.
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
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Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyGood-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
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Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAn uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
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LaRoy, Texas (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and thrillerBroke 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.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyWhile attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…
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Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 6/10Also comedyAnimals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyPuppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerWhen hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
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Cadet Kelly (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyHyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
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B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyDr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.
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Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyAn evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age of chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyThe maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Conflict (1945)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerUnhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.
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Woody Woodpecker (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWoody Woodpecker enters a turf war with a big city lawyer wanting to tear down his home in an effort to build a house to flip.
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.