Movies like The Ref
The Ref (1994) is a comedy movie directed by Ted Demme. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8 · 8,500 votes · Family, Comedy, Fantasy
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
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2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
★ 6.5 · 2,361 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
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3. Home Alone (1990)
★ 7.5 · 12,948 votes · Comedy, Family
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
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4. Love Actually (2003)
★ 7.1 · 7,615 votes · Comedy, Romance, Drama
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
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5. The Holiday (2006)
★ 7.1 · 5,796 votes · Comedy, Romance
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
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6. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
★ 7.3 · 4,358 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
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7. Elf (2003)
★ 6.7 · 4,725 votes · Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
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8. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
★ 8.2 · 14,215 votes · Sci-Fi, Crime
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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9. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
★ 7.8 · 25,120 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
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10. The Santa Clause (1994)
★ 6.5 · 2,387 votes · Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
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11. Fargo (1996)
★ 7.8 · 9,478 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
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12. The Thin Man (1934)
★ 7.5 · 560 votes · Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.
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13. Bad Santa (2003)
★ 6.6 · 2,482 votes · Drama, Comedy, Crime
You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
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14. Trading Places (1983)
★ 7.2 · 3,813 votes · Comedy
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
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15. Lethal Weapon (1987)
★ 7.3 · 5,259 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
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16. Bottle Rocket (1996)
★ 6.7 · 1,248 votes · Comedy, Crime, Drama
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
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17. Red One (2024)
★ 6.9 · 3,197 votes · Action, Adventure, Comedy
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
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18. Heat (1995)
★ 7.9 · 8,785 votes · Crime, Drama, Action
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
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19. Panic Room (2002)
★ 6.8 · 5,621 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
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20. Thelma & Louise (1991)
★ 7.6 · 4,037 votes · Drama, Crime, Adventure
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
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