Movies Like The Internship

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003·1h 38m·★ 5.9·Shawn Levy

2 shared crewDir. Shawn LevyDP: Jonathan Brown

Big Fat Liar

2002·1h 28m·★ 5.6·Shawn Levy

2 shared crewDir. Shawn LevyDP: Jonathan Brown

The Pink Panther

2006·1h 33m·★ 5.7·Shawn Levy

2 shared crewDir. Shawn LevyDP: Jonathan Brown

Just Married

2003·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Shawn Levy

2 shared crewDir. Shawn LevyDP: Jonathan Brown

Back to the Future Part III

1990·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: candid, californiaTMDB recommends

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004·1h 33m·★ 6.7·Rawson Marshall Thurber

Themes: rules and regulations, candid, competitionStarring Vince Vaughn

The Wizard

1989·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Todd Holland

Themes: competition, californiaTMDB recommends

The Intern

2015·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Nancy Meyers

Themes: internship, fish out of waterFans also liked

Friends with Benefits

2011·1h 49m·★ 6.5·Will Gluck

Themes: job hunting, job interviewFans also liked

The Prestige

2006·2h 10m·★ 8.5·Christopher Nolan

Themes: direct, competition, rivalry

Barbie

2023·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Greta Gerwig

Themes: fish out of water, admiring, comforting

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004·2h 21m·★ 7.9·Alfonso Cuarón

Themes: admiring, comforting

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001·2h 32m·★ 7.7·Chris Columbus

Themes: admiring, comforting

How to Train Your Dragon

2010·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Chris Sanders

Themes: admiring, comforting

Training Day

2001·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: california, admiring

Pixels

2015·1h 46m·★ 5.6·Chris Columbus

TMDB recommendsStarring Josh Gad

GOAT

2026·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Tyree Dillihay

Themes: admiring, rivalry

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommends

Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

TMDB recommends

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997·1h 29m·★ 7.8·Thomas Jahn

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How Good Is The Internship?

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