20 best movies like Happy Gilmore (1996)

List of the best movies like Happy Gilmore (1996): Necessary Roughness, Knucklehead, Cool Runnings, Here Comes the Boom, Tin Cup, Ready to Rumble, Ladybugs, Airborne, Caddyshack II, Mr. 3000.

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA

When the Texas Southern Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?

Markimdb: 5.1
Genreaction, comedy, drama, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big Show" Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:15

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:26

Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

To climb the corporate ladder to success, a guy agrees to coach the company's all girl soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, adventure, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

Mitchell Goosen is sixteen/seventeen year old kid from California who loves to surf and roller blade. Yet, his parents, who are two zoologists were given a grant to work in Australia. The only problem was: Mitchell couldn't go with them. So, he gets sent to stay with his aunt, uncle, and cousin in Cincinnati, Ohio. When he arrives, he meets his cousin who is also his new roommate for the next six months: Wiley. Mitchell then goes to school and gets on the bad side of the high school hockey players. Mitchell and Wiley end up enduring weeks of torture from the guys. Then, the big guys and Mitchell and Wiley have to learn to get along to try to beat the Central High School rivals in a competition down Devil's Backbone

Markimdb: 3.8
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama, sport
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration01:56

40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama, sport
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:43

Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once there, Haley's rebellious attitude wins her both friends and enemies.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

Markimdb: 2.7
Genrecomedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

Jack Cooper (Matt LeBlanc) could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
CountryIndia
Duration02:54

Ramlal Sharma lives a poor life-style with two sons Ratanlal Sharma and Sanjaylal Sharma. Both sons attend Model School for the poorer folks. Rantanlal excels at everything he does including his studies and outdoor activities while Sanjaylal is a no good slacker who loves to enjoy himself with his friends and have everything done without any hard work. Both sons run a small café providing eatable

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple A affiliate.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

    Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:43

    Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming out on top of the competition

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA

    An aspiring actor whose career is in the dumps, exploits his amazing bowling skills to take the PBA by storm and becomes rich and famous, only to lose his best girl and best friend...

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    Pro quarter-back, Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach, Nate Scarboro are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quite another way.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    After discovering a magical mask, an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar by using special powers from a magical mask.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, sport
    CountryIndia, USA
    Duration02:54

    Brothers is an upcoming Hindi film, directed by Karan Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions along with Lionsgate Films and Endemol India.[6] The film is an official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico
    Duration02:28

    Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:36

    A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove her self in a male dominated world.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredocumentary, biography, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration02:42

    Senna's remarkable story, charting his physical and spiritual achievments on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of Senna, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend's years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naĂŻve hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast dangerous - and funny.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    The National Basketball Association play-offs are taking place, and the Boston Celtics are facing the Utah Jazz in a crucial series. This is also the last year that any games will be played in the Boston Garden, which is going to be torn down after the end of the season. Mike and Jimmy, two die-hard sports fans who will risk anything for the Celtics to win, are really getting into the games...

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA

    Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA

    An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA

    For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryFrance

    Momo has one dream buried for years: become a petanque champion. When an international tournament is announced, he drops his ordinary life to win the first prize and fulfill his dreams.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, family, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
    CountryUSA

    A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredocumentary, sport
    CountryUSA

    Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    15 year-old soccer prodigy, Sara Davis, has a chance to join the U.S. National Team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    A family dog—with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind—evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:21

    When the five puppies stumble upon the Five Power Rings of Inspiron (alien artifacts abandoned on Earth 16 years ago), they all develop super powers, and are enlisted in Captain Canine's battle against the evil Darkon alien Commander Drex. Captain Canine is commander of space ship Megasis and is from the planet Inspiron. He is the mortal enemy of the Commander Drex. In charge of protecting Princess Jorala and the Five Power Rings from Drex, Megasis places the rings in hiding on the planet Earth, and takes the form of a German Shepherd, intending to stay on earth in very deep cover. Adopted by aspiring young comic book artist Ian Shaeffer, and renamed Captain Canine, he spends 16 happy years on Earth, as Ian recounts the stories of his space adventures. But when the five Buddies discover the Power Rings and instantly develop superpowers, Captain Canine has to train them very quickly indeed - for Commander Drex is headed back to earth, and this time he's determined to succeed.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography, history, sport
    CountrySerbia
    Duration02:21

    A football team from Belgrade, former Republic of Yugoslavia gets a chance to go to the First World Football Championship, but things get complicated along the way.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, sport
    CountryUSA

    Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the track, and a terrible incident leaves Danny without a racing partner. Facing dismissal from the academy, Danny is forced to team up with an old rival. The pair must learn to set aside their differences as they vie for rookie spots on a professional racing team.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Corey refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl, who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a "wizard" at video games and can achieve the high score on absolutely everything he plays. Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter, the trio head for a climactic showdown at the national video game championships in California.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook.




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