If you’re a fan of the 2010 comedy Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider, you know it’s the perfect movie to watch with a group of friends for some good laughs. The story of five childhood pals reuniting after their middle school basketball coach passes away is packed with silly humor as the guys relive their glory days with their families in tow.
While a Grown Ups viewing never gets old, sometimes you need to mix it up with other comedies in the same vein. Whether it’s more movies with Adam Sandler and his frequent co-stars or just other funny flicks about groups of adult friends, there are plenty of great options out there. Here are 18 of the best movies like Grown Ups to watch for your next comedy movie night with your own buddies:
1. Grown Ups 2 (2013)
The most obvious choice if you enjoyed Grown Ups is its 2013 sequel, Grown Ups 2. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, and David Spade all return as childhood friends Lenny, Eric, Kurt, and Marcus, who are now living in their Connecticut hometown with their families.
The guys find themselves dealing with bullies old and new, party crashers, and other absurd situations. Grown Ups 2 delivers more of the low-brow gags and juvenile humor fans loved from the first movie, while continuing the themes of friendship and family. Most of the main cast is back, now getting into even sillier shenanigans in their hometown setting.
2. Blended (2014)
Blended is another Adam Sandler comedy, this time reuniting him with his 50 First Dates and The Wedding Singer co-star Drew Barrymore. They play single parents Jim and Lauren, who have a disastrous blind date.
However, they end up stuck together sharing a suite with their kids on an African safari vacation. The two families are forced to blend together, with hilarious results. Like Grown Ups, Blended mixes goofy Adam Sandler humor with themes of family bonding, romance, and friendship.
3. Couples Retreat (2009)
Couples Retreat follows four couples, played by an all-star comedy cast including Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, and Kristin Davis. The group heads to a tropical island resort for a vacation to work on their relationship issues.
However, they discover the couples therapy there is much more intense than expected. Personalities clash and secrets are revealed as the dysfunctional friends try to work through their problems in paradise. It’s another hilarious comedy about immature adults forced to deal with real issues while on a trip together.
4. Tag (2018)
Based on a true story, Tag depicts a group of grown men (Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, and Jeremy Renner) who have been playing the same game of tag every May for 30 years. They go to ridiculous lengths to tag each other, leading to crazy slapstick situations.
Like Grown Ups, Tag celebrates the power of long-lasting male friendships and the silly traditions that keep people young at heart even as adults. Both movies find the humor in watching immature guys behave badly while ultimately reaffirming their brotherly bonds.
5. Daddy Day Care (2003)
Daddy Day Care stars Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin as Charlie and Phil, two fathers who get laid off from their jobs. Desperate to make money, they decide to open a day care center, despite having no childcare experience.
Hilarious mishaps ensue as Charlie and Phil wrangle unruly kids, deal with judgmental moms, compete with a rival day care, and adjust to their new business. Like Grown Ups, Daddy Day Care finds the comedy in immature men struggling with parenting and responsibility. Both films celebrate friendship and personal growth through funny familial challenges.
6. The Benchwarmers (2006)
The Benchwarmers features Grown Ups star David Spade alongside Jon Heder and Rob Schneider as three nerdy adults who form a baseball team to take on mean-spirited little league squads. Their goal is to give bullied kids and underdogs a chance to play and boost their confidence.
The trio’s unorthodox team rises in the ranks, inspiring kids and adults alike with their unique underdog spirit. Like Grown Ups, The Benchwarmers has immature adult friends embracing their youthful sides and learning life lessons in the process, with plenty of silly gags along the way.
7. The Hangover (2009)
The Hangover takes the “immature guys reunite for debauched hijinks” premise to hilariously raunchy extremes. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha play four friends who wake up after a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, unable to remember the night before. Even worse, they’ve lost the groom.
The “Wolfpack” retraces their crazy, drunken misadventures through Vegas to find their friend before his wedding. Filled with shocking comedy and unforgettable quotes, The Hangover launched a massively successful franchise. While much more explicit than Grown Ups, it shares the theme of male bonding through outrageous, juvenile antics.
8. Horrible Bosses (2011)
In the dark comedy Horrible Bosses, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis star as three friends who are each dealing with an unbearable boss (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, and Colin Farrell). After a drunken venting session, they jokingly devise a plan to murder their bosses.
However, their plot quickly spirals out of control and leads to crazy mishaps. While the stakes are higher than in Grown Ups, Horrible Bosses also centers on a group of put-upon adult friends who get into trouble together while ultimately reaffirming their bond and maturing in the process.
9. Old School (2003)
Old School stars Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Vince Vaughn as three disillusioned thirty-something guys who decide to relive their wild college days. They start a fraternity near their old campus, throwing huge parties and indulging in juvenile antics to feel young again.
However, the responsibilities of adulthood eventually catch up with them. With its raunchy gags and arrested development themes, Old School captures a similar vibe as Grown Ups of immature friends embracing their youthful sides. Both movies balance low-brow comedy with a sentimental streak about growing up.
10. American Pie (1999)
The hugely influential teen sex comedy American Pie kicked off a franchise that continued into the characters’ adulthoods. The original film follows a group of high school friends (Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, and Eddie Kaye Thomas) as they make a pact to lose their virginity before graduation.
Awkward sexual situations and gross-out gags ensue. While more focused on the teenage experience, American Pie shares Grown Ups‘ themes of friendship and coming-of-age through raunchy humor. Later sequels like American Reunion caught up with the characters as immature adults, making the parallels even clearer.
11. Knocked Up (2007)
Knocked Up stars Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl as Ben and Alison, two mismatched people who have a one-night stand that results in an unplanned pregnancy. Alison decides to keep the baby, forcing slacker Ben to grow up and take responsibility as they figure out their relationship.
Raunchy comedy mixes with heartfelt themes of maturity and commitment, as Ben and his goofy stoner friends navigate the challenges of looming parenthood. Like Grown Ups, Knocked Up is ultimately a sweet story about manning up hidden beneath crude jokes and silly antics.
12. I Love You, Man (2009)
I Love You, Man is a “bromantic comedy” about male friendship. Paul Rudd stars as Peter, a friendless real estate agent who goes on a series of “man-dates” to find a best man for his upcoming wedding to Zooey (Rashida Jones). He meets fun-loving investor Sydney (Jason Segel) and the two quickly bond over their shared interests and sense of humor.
However, Peter’s new friendship threatens his relationship with Zooey. With its mix of raunchy gags and relatable themes about making friends as an adult, I Love You, Man feels like a Grown Ups for the late 2000s bromance comedy trend.
13. Vacation Friends (2021)
Vacation Friends stars Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji as Marcus and Emily, a straight-laced couple who befriend wild partiers Ron and Kyla (John Cena and Meredith Hagner) while on vacation in Mexico. The foursome indulge in a week of drinking and outrageous antics south of the border.
However, the party-hearty Ron and Kyla later crash Marcus and Emily’s wedding, threatening to reveal their raunchy exploits to their uptight families. Ridiculous fish-out-of-water hijinks ensue, with some surprisingly heartfelt moments. Like Grown Ups, Vacation Friends mines its comedy from clashing personalities bonding through crazy trips.
14. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Hot Tub Time Machine puts a raunchy sci-fi spin on the “adults reliving their youth” premise of Grown Ups. John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Clark Duke play four friends who used to party together as teens. Now in their 40s, they book a ski resort trip to try to recapture their glory days.
After a drunken hot tub session, they wake up having traveled back to 1986, getting a chance to make different life choices. Crude sex jokes and wacky ’80s references abound as the guys bumble through changing their pasts and futures. It’s an entertainingly silly, nostalgic romp.
15. Role Models (2008)
Role Models stars Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott as Danny and Wheeler, two immature energy drink salesmen who are court-ordered to be mentors in a Big Brother-style youth program after a work incident. Danny is assigned to awkward teen Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), while Wheeler looks after foul-mouthed kid Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson).
Reluctant bonding and ridiculous situations follow, as Danny and Wheeler try to guide their young charges while sorting out their own messy lives. With its mix of manchild humor and growing-up themes, Role Models feels like Grown Ups crossed with Bad Teacher.
16. The Change-Up (2011)
The Change-Up is a raunchy spin on the body-swap comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman. Reynolds plays Mitch, a womanizing slacker, while Bateman is Dave, a stressed-out lawyer, husband, and father. After a drunken night out together, the two wake up having switched bodies, Freaky Friday-style.
Mitch-as-Dave struggles to handle the responsibilities of family and work, while Dave-as-Mitch indulges in partying and playing the field. Gross-out gags mix with life lessons as the two gain new perspectives on adulthood. Like Grown Ups, The Change-Up wrings laughs from immature guys forced to shape up.
17. The Dilemma (2011)
The Dilemma stars Vince Vaughn and Kevin James as Ronny and Nick, two longtime friends and business partners. Ronny discovers that Nick’s wife Geneva (Winona Ryder) is cheating on him with a younger man (Channing Tatum). Ronny agonizes over whether to tell Nick, fearing it will ruin their friendship and business.
Complicating matters, Ronny’s own relationship with girlfriend Beth (Jennifer Connelly) hits a rough patch as he obsesses over the dilemma. While more serious than Grown Ups, The Dilemma also explores the challenges of male friendship and romance in adulthood with a mix of slapstick and sentiment.
18. Without a Paddle (2004)
Without a Paddle follows three childhood friends (Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, and Dax Shepard) who reunite as adults for the funeral of a fourth friend. After the funeral, they discover their deceased pal may have left clues to the location of the treasure from real-life skyjacker D.B. Cooper.
The trio embarks on a camping trip to find the treasure, but their inexperience in the wilderness leads to slapstick mishaps involving dangerous rapids, a bear attack, and run-ins with pot farmers and a crazed mountain man (Burt Reynolds). It’s a silly, lightweight adventure-comedy about male bonding.
So there you have it – 18 hilarious movies like Grown Ups about immature adult friends getting into ridiculous situations. Whether you want more juvenile jokes from Adam Sandler and his buddies, crazy family vacations, or wild adventures that let grown men act like teenagers again, these comedies will keep you laughing for hours. Gather up your own group of lifelong pals, grab some snacks and drinks, and settle in for a Grown Ups-inspired viewing party with any of these picks.
Let us know in the comments what other movies you would add to this list. And be sure to share this post with your friends so you can plan your next comedy night. Stay young at heart, friends!
