Movies Like 1-800-Hot-Nite

If you liked 1-800-Hot-Nite (2022), a comedy and drama movie directed by Nick Richey, 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
River's Edge (1986)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to…
2
Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and thriller
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
3
Small Engine Repair (2021)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
The seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fuelled by the arrival of a privileged young yuppie.
4
Big Time Adolescence (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivated-yet-charismatic college dropout. Although Zeke genuinely cares…
5
The Infiltrator (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
6
The Crush (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
7
Go (1999)
★ 7/10Also comedy and thriller
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.
8
Wasteman (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller
Taylor's hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own…
9
Friday (1995)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
10
Spun (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
Over the course of three days, Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks – including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook – but all…
11
Pixie (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and thriller
To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.
12
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and thriller
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course…
13
Horns (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
14
Echo Valley (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and drama
Kate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.
15
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie…
16
Freeway (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and thriller
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to…
17
Fresh (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and thriller
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.
18
Braven (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller
A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
19
Snitch (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence…
20
Traffic (2000)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and drama
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated…