15 Movies Like The Call-up

Loved The Call-up? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

The Naked Gun
#1

The Naked Gun

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

The Family Plan
#2

The Family Plan

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.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
#3

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
#4

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Central Intelligence
#5

Central Intelligence

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Charlie's Angels
#6

Charlie's Angels

Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina, and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Pitch Perfect 3
#7

Pitch Perfect 3

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 overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Hot Shots! Part Deux
#8

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Johnny English Strikes Again
#9

Johnny English Strikes Again

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

The Union
#10

The Union

A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Major Payne
#11

Major Payne

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Hostile Takeover
#12

Hostile Takeover

Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.

Je m'appelle Agneta
#13

Je m'appelle Agneta

Craving a fresh start, recently unemployed Agneta accepts an au pair gig in Provence that turns into an indulgent escape — and an unexpected awakening.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Call-up.

A Man Called Ove
#14

A Man Called Ove

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Call-up.

The Ladykillers
#15

The Ladykillers

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Call-up.