Movies like Idiots (2026)

9 films to watch after Idiots, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

When two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.

1

Brothers (2024)

Fit 56%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.
2

The Mexican (2001)

Fit 55%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

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 second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
3

The Kill Room (2023)

Fit 54%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.
4

One Night at McCool's (2001)

Fit 53%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
5

Analyze That (2002)

Fit 53%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
6

Leaves of Grass (2009)

Fit 50%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.
7

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Fit 46%

Shares Comedy and Crime with Idiots.

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
8

Rat Race (2001)

Fit 41%

Shares Comedy with Idiots.

In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
9

The Family Plan (2023)

Fit 39%

Shares Comedy with Idiots.

Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.