Movies Like Smoke and Mirrors

If you liked Smoke and Mirrors (2008), a movie directed by Bill Weiss and Dennis Martin, 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
Return of the Seven (1966)
★ 6.1/10
Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The…
2
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
★ 6.1/10
Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.
3
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
★ 6.3/10
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
4
The Lost Boys (1987)
★ 7.1/10
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
5
The Mexican (2001)
★ 6/10
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The…
6
American Pie 2 (2001)
★ 6.4/10
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with…
7
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
★ 6.5/10
After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an…
8
Hot Shots! (1991)
★ 6.6/10
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to…
9
Honey 2 (2011)
★ 6.3/10
After a brush with the law, Maria has returned to her gritty Bronx roots to rebuild her life with nothing but a talent for street dance and a burning ambition to prove herself.
10
Day Shift (2022)
★ 6.7/10
An LA vampire hunter has a week to come up with the cash to pay for his kid's tuition and braces. Trying to make a living these days just might kill him.
11
White Men Can't Jump (2023)
★ 6.4/10
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
12
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
★ 6.4/10
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his…
13
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
★ 6.6/10
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
14
Walking Tall (2004)
★ 6.4/10
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
15
Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
16
Judy & Punch (2019)
★ 6.1/10
In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and…
17
Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
★ 7.2/10
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
18
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
★ 6.6/10
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his…
19
Tommy Boy (1995)
★ 6.8/10
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
20
Grind (2003)
★ 6/10
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.