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10 Best Movies Like The Blues Brothers

If you loved The Blues Brothers, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

1998★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Blues Brothers for fans of Music & Comedy & Action & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-uni...

#2
Animal House

Animal House

1978★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Blues Brothers for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him....

#3
Miami Supercops

Miami Supercops

1985★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Blues Brothers for fans of Comedy & Action & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the...

#4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2009★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Blues Brothers for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the ma...

#5
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Blues Brothers for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back....

#6
The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Blues Brothers for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywoo...