Are you a fan of the legendary comedy The Hangover and looking for more gut-busting laughs? Well, buckle up because we’ve got you covered with this list of the 18 best movies like The Hangover that are guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. From wild bachelor parties gone wrong to crazy road trips and outrageous misadventures, these flicks deliver the same brand of raunchy, irreverent humor that made The Hangover a modern comedy classic. So grab some popcorn, round up your wolf pack, and get ready for a side-splitting movie marathon!
1. Superbad (2007)
Superbad follows two awkward high school seniors, Seth and Evan, as they attempt to score alcohol for a party in hopes of losing their virginity before graduation. Their geeky friend Fogell gets a fake ID with just one name – McLovin. The trio embarks on an epic odyssey filled with wacky characters and outrageous situations.
Directed by Greg Mottola and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Superbad launched the careers of Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. It’s a hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt look at the challenges of being a uncool teenager. With endlessly quotable lines and unforgettable scenes, Superbad set a new standard for high school buddy comedies in the same vein as The Hangover.
2. Old School (2003)
After Mitch (Luke Wilson) catches his girlfriend cheating on him, he moves into a house near his old college campus. To recapture their glory days, Mitch and his friends Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank the Tank (Will Ferrell) start an unofficial fraternity that throws wild, out-of-control parties.
Directed by Todd Phillips, the same comedic mastermind behind The Hangover, Old School features the talents of comedy heavyweights Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson at their best. It’s a riotous romp about adults trying to relive their youth with hilarious results. If you love the antics of the Wolfpack, you’ll definitely appreciate the guys of Old School.
3. Wedding Crashers (2005)
John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are divorce mediators who spend their weekends crashing weddings to meet women. At the biggest nuptials of the year, John falls for bridesmaid Claire (Rachel McAdams), while Jeremy is smitten with her wild sister Gloria (Isla Fisher). But their lies soon spiral out of control.
Wedding Crashers combines the comedic chops of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson with a clever premise that allows for plenty of laughs and unexpected twists. The chemistry between the two leads is fantastic as they get into one hilarious situation after another. Like The Hangover, it wrings humor from a wedding setting and the crazy antics of its central duo.
4. Bridesmaids (2011)
Annie (Kristen Wiig), a single woman whose life is falling apart, finds out her lifelong best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) is engaged. As Lillian’s maid of honor, Annie must navigate the bizarre personalities of Lillian’s new friends in the bridal party while dealing with her own problems.
Produced by Judd Apatow and written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Bridesmaids proved that an all-female ensemble could be just as raunchy and funny as the guys. It’s grounded by Wiig’s layered lead performance that mixes slapstick comedy with genuine pathos. With an incredible supporting cast including Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, and Ellie Kemper, Bridesmaids delivers consistent laughs and even a few touching moments, making it a worthy companion to The Hangover.
5. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) are two dimwitted but well-meaning friends who stumble across a suitcase full of money. They embark on a cross-country trip to return the cash, unaware that it’s connected to a kidnapping. Hilarious hijinks and misunderstandings ensue.
Dumb and Dumber showcases Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels at the height of their comedic powers. The Farrelly Brothers direct this gleefully silly buddy comedy with infectious energy and memorable gags. It’s a classic road trip movie with an oddball duo that paved the way for films like The Hangover.
6. Road Trip (2000)
After making a long-distance sex tape with another girl, Josh (Breckin Meyer) must retrieve the illicit VHS tape mistakenly mailed to his girlfriend. Josh and his college pals Barry (Tom Green), E.L. (Seann William Scott), and Kyle (DJ Qualls) hit the road from Ithaca, New York to Austin, Texas on a raucous journey.
Road Trip helped launch the careers of many of its young stars and established director Todd Phillips as a go-to name in comedy. It’s a wild college romp filled with irreverent humor, quotable lines, and amusing misadventures. The Hangover owes a debt to early Todd Phillips films like Road Trip.
7. EuroTrip (2004)
High school grad Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz) gets dumped by his girlfriend, who then reveals she was cheating on him with a musician (Matt Damon). When Scotty realizes his German pen pal is actually an attractive woman, he and his buddies head to Europe where comedic escapades abound.
EuroTrip is an often overlooked but very funny teen comedy with a talented cast including Michelle Trachtenberg, Jacob Pitts, and Travis Payne. It follows a similar structure to road trip comedies like The Hangover, transplanting its American leads into a foreign setting for a series of humorous cultural clashes and misunderstandings. It also features a hilarious cameo by Matt Damon that’s not to be missed.
8. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is an amiable but awkward 40-year-old who works at an electronics store. When his co-workers discover he’s never had sex, they make it their mission to help Andy lose his virginity. But Andy has his eye on single mother Trish (Catherine Keener), and must navigate his friends’ misguided advice.
Directed by Judd Apatow, The 40-Year-Old Virgin was a major hit that made Steve Carell a movie star. It’s got a tender heart beneath all the raunchy gags, and features stellar supporting turns from Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, and Jane Lynch. Like The Hangover, much of the comedy comes from a group of male friends bonding and getting into embarrassing situations together.
9. Pineapple Express (2008)
Stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) is forced to go on the run with his drug dealer Saul Silver (James Franco) after witnessing a murder by a crooked cop and a dangerous drug lord. As they flee, Dale and Saul get into increasingly dangerous predicaments.
Pineapple Express is a hilarious stoner action-comedy directed by David Gordon Green and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. It leans into its absurd premise, pairing a gleefully unhinged James Franco with a neurotic Seth Rogen to great comedic effect. For fans of The Hangover’s more outrageous, slapstick moments, Pineapple Express delivers.
10. Tropic Thunder (2008)
A group of prima donna actors shooting a Vietnam War film find themselves in actual danger when they anger the heroin-producing gang controlling their shooting location. The pampered stars, including fading action hero Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), five-time Oscar winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), and drug-addled comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) must become the soldiers they’re portraying.
Tropic Thunder is a biting showbiz satire directed by Ben Stiller that sends up Hollywood pretensions and actor excess. Robert Downey Jr. is a standout, daringly playing a white method actor who undergoes “pigmentation alteration” to portray a black soldier. Like The Hangover, it places its characters in an exotic, unfamiliar locale where their foibles are exposed to great comedic effect.
11. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Stoner buddies Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) get the munchies and embark on a late night odyssey through New Jersey to find the nearest White Castle hamburger restaurant. On the way they encounter wild characters including Neil Patrick Harris playing a hedonistic version of himself.
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle launched a popular trilogy and was a breakthrough for the diversity of its Asian-American leads. It’s an often surreal stoner comedy that fully commits to its ridiculous premise. The Hangover shares Harold & Kumar’s free-wheeling, anarchic comedic spirit.
12. Neighbors (2014)
New parents Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) find their troubles are far from over when a wild fraternity moves in next door. The couple initially try to get along with frat president Teddy (Zac Efron), but soon an epic battle of wills breaks out between the adults and the hard-partying Greeks.
Neighbors is an outrageous suburban comedy that pits Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne against Zac Efron and Dave Franco. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, it wrings big laughs from generational warfare and the anxieties of new parenthood. With a game cast and escalating gags, Neighbors captures some of the same manic energy and clashing personalities that power The Hangover.
13. 21 Jump Street (2012)
Former high school foes Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) become an unlikely pair of friends after joining the police academy. Assigned to a revived undercover unit, the immature duo are sent back to high school to investigate a new synthetic drug ring. But trying to fit in as students while cracking the case proves harder than they imagined.
21 Jump Street adapts the 80s TV drama into an irreverent action-comedy powered by the surprising chemistry between Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller bring a sly self-awareness to the buddy cop formula, upending expectations at every turn. It’s a fast-paced, joke-dense comedy that, like The Hangover, gets a lot of mileage out of mismatched partners and escalating situations.
14. Project X (2012)
To gain popularity, high school seniors Thomas (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper) and J.B. (Jonathan Daniel Brown) plan an epic party at Thomas’ house while his parents are away. Word quickly spreads, and the event spirals out of control as thousands of revelers descend, leading to complete chaos.
Produced by Todd Phillips of The Hangover, Project X captures the found footage zeitgeist of the early 2010s and applies it to the teen party comedy. It aims to be the ultimate “one crazy night” movie, as the central trio’s ambitions snowball into a rager of epic proportions. With its single-minded devotion to bad behavior and anarchy, Project X is a spiritual successor to The Hangover’s depiction of a party gone off the rails.
15. This Is the End (2013)
Playing exaggerated versions of themselves, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson hunker down in Franco’s house as the apocalypse unfolds outside in Los Angeles. Cabin fever and clashing personalities threaten to tear the group apart as they try to survive.
This Is the End is a meta comedy that allows some of the top comic actors of the 2000s to satirize their public personas. It’s as much a commentary on fame and the nature of celebrity friendships as it is a raunchy, effects-driven comedy. The interplay between the leads is a big part of the fun, similar to the Wolfpack’s banter in The Hangover.
16. The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Christina Walters (Cameron Diaz) is a carefree single woman enjoying the dating scene with her friends Courtney (Christina Applegate) and Jane (Selma Blair). But after meeting a potential soulmate, Christina enlists her pals to track him down, leading to a series of outrageous misadventures.
The Sweetest Thing is a female-driven gross-out comedy in the vein of There’s Something About Mary. It allows its trio of talented comedic actresses to engage in some hilariously crude set pieces and raunchy dialogue. If you appreciate The Hangover’s brand of shock humor and physical comedy, The Sweetest Thing offers a distaff take on those tropes.
17. Bachelorette (2012)
When party girl Becky (Rebel Wilson) announces she’s getting married, her old high school clique reunites to throw her a bachelorette bash. Type-A Regan (Kirsten Dunst), sardonic Gena (Lizzy Caplan), and ditzy Katie (Isla Fisher) find that a decade apart has only increased their dysfunction, leading to a night of debauchery.
Written and directed by Leslye Headland, Bachelorette is a darker, more acidic take on the one-crazy-night comedy. It has the caustic wit of Bridesmaids mixed with the drugged-out danger of The Hangover. The stellar ensemble, which also includes Adam Scott, James Marsden, and Hayes MacArthur, helps ground the mean-spirited hijinks with flashes of real vulnerability.
18. 21 & Over (2013)
Straight-A college student Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) has always done what’s expected of him. But on the night before a crucial med school interview, his best friends Casey (Skylar Astin) and Miller (Miles Teller) surprise him with a visit for his 21st birthday. What was supposed to be one beer turns into a night of humiliation, overindulgence and utter debauchery.
From the writers of The Hangover, 21 & Over is a college-set comedy that makes the most of its simple premise. Much of the humor comes from the increasingly drunk antics of the three leads, with Jeff Chang as the ultimate liability for his more responsible pals. With a game cast and fast pace, 21 & Over is a worthy descendant of The Hangover’s brand of raunchy buddy comedy.
So there you have it, folks – 18 hilarious movies like The Hangover that are guaranteed to make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even shed a tear or two. Whether you’re in the mood for raunchy bro humor, wild road trips, or outrageous party antics, these flicks have got you covered. So gather your wolf pack, stock up on the booze and snacks, and get ready for some side-splitting comedy.
