Balls Up is an action comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly from a screenplay co-written with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The 2026 film follows rival co-workers Brad Lewison and Elijah DeBell as they must work together to get out of Brazil alive after causing an international incident at the football World Cup Final. Balls Up stars Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Benjamin Bratt, Eva De Dominici, Daniela Melchior, Molly Shannon, and Sacha Baron Cohen. So, if you loved the outrageous story, hilarious comedy, and entertaining characters in Balls Up, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Grimsby (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Grimsby is a spy action dark comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay co-written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston, and Peter Baynham. The 2016 film follows Kyle Alan “Nobby” Butcher, a football-obsessed hooligan who reunites with his brother and discovers that he is an MI6 agent. Now they must work together to stop a global conspiracy. The Brother Grimsby stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Gabourey Sidibe, and Penélope Cruz.
The Do-Over (Netflix)
The Do-Over is a buddy action comedy film directed by Steven Brill from a screenplay co-written by Kevin Barnett and Chris Pappas. The 2016 film follows Charlie and Max, two down-and-out men who decide to fake their deaths to begin a new life, but things get dangerous and complicated when they discover that the people whose identities they have taken were involved with criminals. The Do-Over stars Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton, Kathryn Hahn, and Luis Guzmán.
Due Date (Rent on Prime Video)
Due Date is a dark comedy road trip film directed by Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel. The 2010 film follows Peter Highman, a successful architect on his way to Los Angeles to be with his pregnant wife, but things take a turn when a chance encounter with a stoner gets him on the no-fly list, forcing him to go on a chaotic road trip to get home before his wife gives birth. Due Date stars Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, and Jamie Foxx.
Game Night (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Game Night is an action comedy film co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein from a screenplay by Mark Perez. The 2018 film follows a couple, Max and Annie Davis, and their group of friends as their seemingly ordinary game night turns into a deadly situation after one of them gets kidnapped. Game Night stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, and Lamorne Morris.
Tropic Thunder (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Tropic Thunder is a satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The 2008 film revolves around a film crew shooting in Southeast Asia, but when the director is accidentally killed, an actor is kidnapped by a local criminal. The rest of the actors must work together to survive. Tropic Thunder stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Jay Baruchel, and Tom Cruise.
The Nice Guys (Rent on Prime Video)
The Nice Guys is a neo-noir buddy action comedy film directed by Shane Black, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Anthony Bagarozzi. The 2016 film is set in the late 1970s in Los Angeles, and it follows Holland March, a private eye, and Jackson Healy, a muscle for hire, as they team up to find a missing girl but end up getting embroiled in a deadly conspiracy. The Nice Guys stars Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, and Margaret Qualley.
Central Intelligence (Rent on Prime Video)
Central Intelligence is a buddy action comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen. The 2016 film follows Calvin, a once-promising athlete now working as an accountant, as he reunites with Robbie, an old classmate who used to be bullied mercilessly for being overweight. Calvin soon finds himself being hunted by the CIA because of Robbie. Central Intelligence stars Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Amy Ryan, and Aaron Paul.