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Films like Johnny English.

Johnny English (2003) reads as Neutral, breathless, measured adventure / action, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Charlie's Angels (2000) poster
1. Charlie's Angels2000

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) poster
2. Johnny English Strikes Again2018

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Taxi 2 (2000) poster
3. Taxi 22000

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Taxi (1998) poster
4. Taxi1998

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

McWalter (2025) poster
5. McWalter2025

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Spy (2002) poster
6. I Spy2002

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Wild Hogs (2007) poster
7. Wild Hogs2007

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Big Game (2014) poster
8. Big Game2014

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) poster
9. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) poster
10. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Rundown (2003) poster
11. The Rundown2003

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Showtime (2002) poster
12. Showtime2002

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a world-sized stakes.

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