Movies like Nimrods (2026)

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

Three friends journey from Kansas City to Los Angeles, mistakenly believing that their band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.

1

Get Him to the Greek (2010)

Fit 67%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.
2

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

Fit 67%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
3

Soul Men (2008)

Fit 66%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.
4

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Fit 63%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
5

A Mighty Wind (2003)

Fit 63%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
6

David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)

Fit 51%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
7

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)

Fit 49%

Shares Comedy and Music with Nimrods.

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.
8

Fanboys (2009)

Fit 43%

Shares Comedy with Nimrods.

In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.