Movies Like Balls Up

2025 • Rating 6.9 • action, comedy, thriller

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.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: 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

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-08-08

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Michael Jai White, Aimee Stolte, Dawn Olivieri, Aleks Paunovic, Benjamin Joel Arcé, Alex Mallari Jr.

2021 • Rating 7.9 • action, adventure, science fiction

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Psychological

Audience: Teens

Plot: New York City, Hero, Showdown, Magic, Loss Of Loved One, Secret Identity, Superhero, Villain, Portal, Based On Comic

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-12-15

Place: United States Of America, English, Tagalog, New York

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx

2026 • Rating 6.8 • music, thriller, action

A troupe of ballerinas find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition.

Genre: Music, Thriller, Action, Horror

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hungary, Dance Competition, Ballerina, Prima Ballerina, Remote Inn, Admiring, Fight For Survival, Dance Troupe, A Troupe Of Ballerinas Find Themselves Fighting For Survival As They Attempt To Escape From A Remote Inn After Their Bus Breaks Down On The Way To A Dance Competition

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-13

Place: United States Of America, Hungary, United Kingdom, English, Hungarian

Cast: Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Michael Culkin

2025 • Rating 5.9 • adventure, comedy, horror

A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Snake, Animal Attack, Amazon Rainforest, Film In Film, Jungle, Reptile, Anaconda, Reboot, Animal Horror, Meta

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-24

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello

2025 • Rating 7.4 • science fiction, adventure, fantasy

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Teens

Plot: Witch, Clone, Space War, Tribe, Sequel, Alien, Transhumanism, Family, Space Adventure, Family Dynamics

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-17

Place: United States Of America, English, Space, Future City

Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion

2026 • Rating 8.2 • science fiction, adventure

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Mind Bending

Audience: Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Space Travel, Space Mission, Alien, Space, Science Teacher, Save The Planet, Comforting, Science Teacher Ryland Grace Wakes Up On A Spaceship Light Years From Home With No Recollection Of Who He Is Or How He Got There, As His Memory Returns

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-15

Place: United States Of America, English, Mandarin, Russian, Space

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung

2026 • Rating 7.0 • horror, thriller, comedy

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Comedy

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Bullying, Role Reversal, Survival, Struggle For Survival, Survival Horror, Deserted Island, Power Struggle, Colleagues, Bullying In The Workplace, Plane Crash

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-22

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail, Dennis Haysbert, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang

2026 • Rating 7.0 • adventure, action

A young woman becomes the guardian of a fallen star, which she must protect from dangerous forces with the help of a brave stranger.

Genre: Adventure, Action

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Fairy Tale, A Young Woman Becomes The Guardian Of A Fallen Star, Which She Must Protect From Dangerous Forces With The Help Of A Brave Stranger

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-27

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Ted Levine, Elisabeth Röhm, Diego Boneta, Alexandra Dowling, Becky Ann Baker

2026 • Rating 6.8 • action, crime, thriller

A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Home Invasion, Mysterious Girl, Ghosts Of The Past, Isolated Island, Child Protection, Solitary Life, Storm Rescue, Unexpected Threat, Violent Assault, Protective Instinct

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Past, 2026-01-28

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English, Occitan

Cast: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Harriet Walter, Bill Nighy

2026 • Rating 6.2 • action, thriller

Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Special Operation, Hostile Territory, Extraction Mission, Terrorist Cell, Tactical Action, Military Thriller, Ambush Operation, Geopolitical Tension, Intel Specialist, Team Betrayal

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-07

Place: United States Of America, Canada, South Africa, English

Cast: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Josh Brener, Tom Berenger, Sizo Mahlangu

2026 • Rating 6.5 • action, horror, comedy

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.

Genre: Action, Horror, Comedy

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: New York City, Ritual, Abusive Father, Gore, Cult, Survival, Disappearance, Housekeeper, Survival Horror, High Rise

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-25

Place: United States Of America, South Africa, English, New York

Cast: Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham

2024 • Rating 6.4 • action, comedy, thriller

When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it's too late.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Hitman, Terminal Illness, Action Comedy, Comedy Thriller, When Top Hitman Joe Flood Is Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness, He Decides To Take Matters Into His Own Hands, By Taking A Hit Out On Himself, But When The Very Hitmen He Hired Also Target His Ex-Girlfriend, He Must Fend Off An Army Of Assassin Colleagues And Win Back The Love Of His Life Before It'S Too Late

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-09-12

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, Spain, Hungary, English

Cast: Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Pom Klementieff, Daniel Bernhardt, Scott Adkins

2026 • Rating 6.8 • comedy, science fiction, crime

Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Mind Bending, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Time Travel, Time Machine, Buddy Comedy, Violence Action, Action Sequence, Action Film, Action Choreography, Sci Fi Action, Multi‑Timeline Characters, Unpredictable Situations

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Time Travel Era, 2026-03-14

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: James Marsden, Vince Vaughn, Eiza González, Keith David, Jimmy Tatro, Stephen Root

2026 • Rating 6.5 • comedy

When shy college freshman Devon asks cool-girl Celeste to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship quickly spirals into a war of passive aggression.

Genre: Comedy

Style:

Audience: Adult

Plot: When Shy College Freshman Devon Asks Cool-Girl Celeste To Be Her Roommate, A Blossoming Friendship Quickly Spirals Into A War Of Passive Aggression

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Sadie Sandler, Chloe East, Billy Bryk, Sarah Sherman, Martin Herlihy, Josh Segarra

2021 • Rating 6.8 • fantasy, action, adventure

Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary, Darius.

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Dragon, Lukas, A Young Farmer Whose Family Is Killed By Savage Raiders In The Countryside, Sets Out On An Epic Quest For Revenge, Forming An Unlikely Trio With A Majestic Dragon And A Swashbuckling, Sword-Fighting Mercenary, Darius

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-03-01

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Joseph Millson, Jack Kane, Arturo Muselli, Helena Bonham Carter, Carolina Carlsson, Tam Williams

2026 • Rating 7.0 • crime, thriller

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Robbery, Based On Novel Or Book, Jewelry, Heist, Police Chase, Los Angeles, California, Police Detective, Diamond Heist, Insurance, Lapd

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-11

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Los Angeles

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Nick Nolte

2021 • Rating 6.9 • action, horror, thriller

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Texas, Sequel, Prequel, Murder, Desert, Survival Horror, Neo Western, Purge, Family Surviving Alone, Guns And Weapons

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-06-30

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Josh Lucas, Willow Beuoy, Leven Rambin, Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman

2023 • Rating 5.8 • action, thriller, crime

Mother Holly McCord is driven to extremes to save the life of her young son. Even if it means hauling black market drugs in her souped-up truck, with the Feds in hot pursuit. With two bounties on her head and her son’s life on the line, Holly climbs behind the wheel of “Night Train,” ready to outrun, out gun, and outlast them all.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Mother Holly Mccord Is Driven To Extremes To Save The Life Of Her Young Son, Even If It Means Hauling Black Market Drugs In Her Souped-Up Truck, With The Feds In Hot Pursuit, With Two Bounties On Her Head And Her Son, S Life On The Line, Holly Climbs Behind The Wheel Of, Night Train, Ready To Outrun, Out Gun, And Outlast Them All

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-01-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Danielle Chuchran, Diora Baird, Joe Lando, Abraham Benrubi, Joseph D. Reitman, Ivan Sergei

2025 • Rating 6.9 • action, thriller

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Assassin, Dark Comedy, Sequel, Revenge, One Man Army, Family Vacation, Russian Mafia, Former Assassin Hutch Mansell Takes His Family On A Nostalgic Vacation To A Small-Town Theme Park, Only To Be Pulled Back Into Violence When They Clash With A Corrupt Operator, A Crooked Sheriff

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-08-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Colin Hanks, RZA, Colin Salmon

2022 • Rating 8.2 • action, drama

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.

Genre: Action, Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Fighter Pilot, U.S. Navy, Sequel, Nuclear Weapons, Military, Aircraft Carrier, Naval Aviation, War, Admiring, Audacious

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-05-21

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir Salahuddin, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, science fiction, thriller

On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Gore, Military Training, Hostile, Afghanistan Veteran, Rangers, Alien Hunters, Alien Arrival, Military Sci Fi, Suspenseful, U.S. Army Ranger

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-12

Place: Australia, United States Of America, English

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson

2025 • Rating 7.2 • mystery, thriller

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Manipulation, Psychological Thriller, Housekeeper, Dominance, Attic, Housemaid, Enigmatic, Adaptation, Secrets

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-18

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Indiana Elle

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, thriller

Former war hero Nikki's peaceful life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Kidnapping, Rescue Mission, War Hero, Underworld, Action, Former War Hero Nikki'S Peaceful Life Is Shattered When Her Daughter Is Kidnapped, Thrust Into The Criminal Underworld While Hunted By Cops And Military, She Must Fight To Rescue Her Child

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-05

Place: United States Of America, South Korea, English

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Matthew Modine, Isabel Myers, D. B. Sweeney, Don Harvey, Gabriel Sloyer

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, crime, thriller

Interim sheriff Ulysses, called to the snowbound town of Normal, MN, uncovers an international criminal conspiracy at the heart of the seemingly quaint whistle-stop when he comes to the aid of a bank-robbing couple caught up in a deadly mess.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Small Town, Sheriff, Bank Robbery, Small Town Sheriff, Corrupt Mayor, Secret Benefactor, Action Packed, Criminal Plot, Criminal Conspiracy, Small Town Minnesota

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-16

Place: United States Of America, English, Japanese

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher

2026 • Rating 6.5 • adventure, thriller, science fiction

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Natural Disaster, Shelter, Protective Father, Traumatized Child, Audacious, Human Resilience, Post‑Apocalyptic Journey, Family Survival, Harsh Environment, Constant Threat

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-07

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, French

Cast: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Amber Rose Revah

2026 • Rating 6.0 • horror, thriller

When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hurricane, Natural Disaster, Shark Attack, Survival, Survival Horror, Flood, Animal Horror, Family Under Threat, Unpredictable Danger, Life‑Or‑Death Struggle

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen, Dante Ubaldi

2026 • Rating 6.1 • horror, mystery, crime

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Crime

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Mask, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Sequel, Murder, Serial Killer, Slasher, Whodunit, Killing Spree, Self Referential, Reboot

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-25

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger L. Jackson

2025 • Rating 4.1 • science fiction, thriller

Will Radford is a top analyst for Homeland Security who tracks potential threats through a mass surveillance program, until one day an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government is hiding something from him... and from the rest of the world.

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Government, Attack, Privacy, Surveillance, Found Footage, Cybersecurity, District, Online Privacy, Screenlife, War

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-07-29

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Iman Benson, Henry Hunter Hall, Devon Bostick

2024 • Rating 6.5 • action, crime, thriller

Ready to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A lapse in judgment means Loreno crosses paths with old colleague Paul.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Ready To Leave His Profession Behind, Loreno, An Assassin, Lends Help To An Old Friend, Cetan, And Taking One Last Job In Thailand Seeking Out A Local Kingpin, A Lapse In Judgment Means Loreno Crosses Paths With Old Colleague Paul

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-06-20

Place: Th, English

Cast: Louis Mandylor, Vithaya Pansringarm, Van Quattro, Panya Yimmumphai, Winai Wiangyangkung, Salita Klinchan

2026 • Rating 7.0 • horror, comedy

Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But, when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate.

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Style: Dark

Audience: Adult

Plot: Dark Comedy, Cult, Shopping Mall, Based On Play Or Musical, Sisterhood, Performative, Induction Ceremony, Witchy, Free Eden Employee Apple Secretly Runs A Witchy Femme Cult In The Basement Of The Mall Store After Hours, With Fellow Fruits Cherry And Fig

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-26

Place: United States Of America, Canada, English

Cast: Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, Gabrielle Union