15 Best Movies Like Superbad That You Should Watching Update 03/2024

Movies Like Superbad

Raunchy teen comedies In the wake of Superbad’s ubiquity, these comedic flicks are a good substitute if you’re looking for more.

A comedic coming-of-age tale, Superbad features Michael Cera, Jonah Hill and Christopher Mintz–Plasse as three high school students who are desperate to lose their virginity before they leave for college in the summer of 2007. The final product was a better-quality National Lampoon-style film that was well-received by critics. Apatow’s name will be familiar to everyone who’s seen one of his films.

In addition to the revolutionary television showFreaks and Geeks, Apatow was responsible for movies including Bridesmaids and Knocked Up.

Because of this, Superbad matches the Freaks and Geeks mold as a film about kids trying to figure things out in a weird adult-dominated environment. If you like Superbad, you’ll want to check out these more fantastic comedies.

Shawn S. Lealos will be updating this page on July 5, 2020: The best time to see a comedy is whenever you can find the time. When it comes to comedy, viewers can frequently tell if a film will make them laugh based on their fondness for previous films. However, it’s a good thing that Hollywood is always looking for new, amusing films to bring to the masses. There are always new movies in cinemas and on streaming services for folks who like Superbad. If you’re in need of a good laugh, here are a couple more terrific comedies to watch.

1. PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008)

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008)

Although he has a variety of comedic roles, Seth Rogen is best known for his roles in Superbad. He played grown-ups in Pineapple Express (2008), but the characters were still outcasts who didn’t know their right from their left. Two potheads (Rogen and James Franco) witness a murder and flee from a crooked cop and hitmen in this action-comedy.

2. EASY A (2010)

EASY A (2010)

Easy A illustrates that a filthy sex comedy doesn’t necessitate a male protagonist. The protagonist heroine in Easy A, who was accused by her peers of being a slut, was actually innocent of all charges. As a result, Emma Stone’s Olive played the role to show her students something they had never seen before.

3. BOOKSMART (2019)

BOOKSMART (2019)

This isn’t about the vulgar and low-brow humor; it’s about the warmth and heart that Superbad has to offer. Booksmart, directed by Olivia Wilde, is a terrific movie with a lot of heart. Like Superbad, the film is a coming-of-age story retold with two high school girls instead of two boys. At the Independent Spirit Awards, the film was named Best First Feature.

4. KNOCKED UP (2007)

KNOCKED UP (2007)

Seth Rogen was a part of Judd Apatow’s film and television universe before he started making his own films. While working withER actor Katherine Heigl, he appeared in the 2007 comedy film Knocked Up. One night stand turns into pregnancy for Rogen and a hot chick, and the two must decide whether or not they can coexist as a couple in the wake of their encounter.

5. OLD SCHOOL (2003)

Todd Phillips directed Old School, a buddy comedy, before he made The Hangover, one of the highest-grossing R-rated comedies of all time. In this comedy, Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn portray three friends who are going through a midlife crisis. When Wilson’s Mitch moves into a house that has been designated as part of the university, they decide to form their own fraternity.

6. GOOD BOYS (2019)

GOOD BOYS (2019)

To create Good Boys, take the Superbad kids, age them backwards by around five years, and then place them in settings that not even the actors were permitted to see alone in cinemas. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who wrote Superbad, produced the picture.

Third-graders Jake, Jesse, and Alex are going to a school party with their popular sixth-grade friends. It takes a while for the lads to get along, but they eventually do. To watch middle-schoolers encountering adult issues in this film is as close as you can get to seeing them in Superbad.

7. BLOCKERS (2018)

The entire plot of Superbad revolves around three high school seniors attempting to lose their virginity before they leave for college. Blockers is a film about a group of high school girls who are aiming to lose their virginity before they graduate, from the perspective of their parents.

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg produced this film in 2018, which has a somewhat different take on the premise. Leslie Mann and Ike Barinholtz join John Cena in delivering one of their best performances since leaving the WWE.

8. THIS IS THE END (2013)

THIS IS THE END (2013)

This is the End is a must-see comedy for fans of films like Superbad, which were made by the same team. The performers all portray heightened fictionalized versions of themselves, all attending a party when the world begins to come to an end, in this movie.

A snooty and smug Michael Cera, a furious Danny McBride, and an exaggerated James Franco are just some of the film’s highlights. For comic movie enthusiasts, the cameos alone are worth the price of admission.

9. DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)

In 1993, Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused was the oldest film on this list. On the last day of school in the 1970s, high school students are preparing for a celebration. Matthew McConaughey is the only one who can’t get out of high school.

Ben Affleck, Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Adam Goldberg, Cole Hauser, Milla Jovovich, Joey Lauren Adams, Renee Zellweger, and Parker Posey are all in the cast.

10. THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN (2005)

THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN (2005)

If you’ve seen any of Judd Apatow’s films, you’ve seen some of the best sex comedy of the last three decades. He’s also a director. Steve Carell joined Apatow in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, a new spin on the concept of losing your virginity.

In the movie, Carell portrays a toy hobbyist who has never had sex but sets out with his friends to try to get it on. Among the cast members are Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Banks, Kat Dennings, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.

11. CAN’T HARDLY WAIT (1998)

As a high school graduation party movie, Can’t Hardly Wait was released in 1999. Preston Meyers is played by Ethan Embry, who was one of the most popular young actors of his generation at the time of the film’s release. A series of mishaps occur at the party, and he decides to finally tell his longtime crush how he feels.

Denise, Preston’s best friend, and Kenny, the school geek, complete the rest of the major cast in this romantic comedy (Lauren Ambrose). Another notable uncredited cameo belongs to Jerry O’Connell.

12. WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)

THIS IS THE END (2013)

With a star cast that included many performers of MTV’s sketch comedy series The State, Wet Hot American Summer was released in 2001. Many well-known performers, like Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni and Molly Shannon had minor roles in the film. Bradley Cooper also makes his feature film debut.

Camp counselors and their interactions were the center of this summer camp movie. Netflix resurrected the film as an original series 14 years later.

13. 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)

There have been a slew of different approaches taken by Hollywood to adapting William Shakespeare’s works for the big screen over the years. Ten Things I Hate About You, released in 1999, is widely regarded as one of the best film adaptations of his plays.

A remake of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew stars Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. New child in school wants to set up ill-tempered girl with high school bad boy to force her father to let him date her sister in high school movie.

14. HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (2010)

HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (2010)

Hot Tub Tima Machine, on the other hand, tells the story of three depressed friends who wish they could go back in time to their high school days, when everything was better. The film stars John Cusack, Craig Robinson, and Rob Corddry.

All three of them get to relive their teenage years as well as make changes for the better in the hot tub, which transports them back in time.

15. AMERICAN PIE (1999)

AMERICAN PIE (1999)

American Pie, on the other hand, features a full group of high school pals who are grappling with sexuality and adolescence. The story revolves around a group of five friends, four of whom are virgins (with the exception of Seann William Scott’s Stiffler), who are determined to have a good time before they graduate. The movie was a huge hit, and it spawned three further installments.

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When Shawn S. Lealos went to the cinema for the first time in 1989, he saw Tim Burton’s Batman as his first big-screen experience and was hooked. Shawn graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in film studies. He’s been a journalist for almost two decades, starting off in print media before transitioning to online media as the media landscape evolved. Former member of the Society of Professional Journalists and current member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, Shawn has a diverse background in film criticism. He has been featured in publications such as Vox Magazine, Loud Magazine, and Inside Sports Magazine, among others. The Huffington Post, Yahoo Movies, Chud, Renegade Cinema, 411mania, and Sporting News have all featured his online work. His non-fiction book about the Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers and a new fiction series are both in progress, as is Shawn’s work as a novelist.