Wolfs is a buddy action comedy thriller film written and directed by Jon Watts. The Apple TV+ film is inspired by a real-life Hollywood fixer Paul Barresi and it revolves around two professional fixers who like to work alone but both of them are hired individually for the same job, they must team up to avoid some deadly consequences. Wolfs stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the lead roles with Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan, and Zlatko Burić starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the buddy comedies aspect, a bit of action, and two magnetic leads in Wolfs here are some similar movies you should check out next.
The Nice Guys (Rent on Prime Video)
The Nice Guys is a neo-noir buddy action comedy thriller directed by Shane Black who also co-wrote the film with Anthony Bagarozzi. The 2016 film revolves around a private detective and a muscle for hire as they team up to find a missing girl, who is connected with several murders and a government conspiracy. The Nice Guys stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in the lead roles with Angourie Rice, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger, and Keith David starring in supporting roles.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Rent on Prime Video)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir dark comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Shane Black. Based on the 1941 novel titled Bodies Are Where You Find Them by author Brett Halliday, the 2005 film follows the story of Harry Lockhart, a thief pretending to be an actor who teams up with a private investigator to investigate a murder connected with a struggling actress, with whom Harry is in love with. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang stars Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the lead roles with Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernstein, Angela Lindvall, and Dash Mihok starring in supporting roles.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Tubi & Rent on Prime Video)
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is a buddy action comedy thriller film directed by Patrick Hughes from a screenplay by Tom O’Connor. The 2017 film follows the story of Michael Bryce, a former elite protection agent who is tasked with protecting and transporting one of the world’s most deadly assassins Darius Kincaid. Still, the only problem with that is that they both hate each other. The Hitman’s Bodyguard stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles with Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek, and Richard E. Grant starring in supporting roles.
Midnight Run (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Midnight Run is an action comedy thriller directed by Martin Brest from a screenplay by George Gallo. The 1988 film follows the story of a bounty hunter tasked with finding a criminal in exchange for a hefty fee but he must do it soon because the criminal is also being hunted by a rival bounty hunter, the FBI, and a dangerous mobster. Midnight Run stars Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in the lead roles with Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, and Joe Pantoliano starring in supporting roles.
In Bruges (Rent on Prime Video)
In Bruges is a dark crime comedy thriller drama series written and directed by Martin McDonagh. The 2008 film follows the story of Ray and Ken, two hitmen who are sent to Bruges, Belgium after a job goes wrong, but their mission gets more complicated when their boss orders Ken to kill Ray. In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in the lead roles with Clémence Poésy, Ralph Fiennes, Jordan Prentice, Thekla Reuten, and Željko Ivanek starring in supporting roles.
2 Guns (Starz & Rent on Prime Video)
2 Guns is a buddy cop action comedy film directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a screenplay by Blake Masters. Based on a comic book series of the same name created by Steven Grant and Mateus Santolouco, the 2013 film follows the story of two undercover agents Robert and Michael who are individually tasked with exposing a drug lord named Manny ‘Papi’ Greco, but both of them don’t know each other true identity which creates many conflicts. 2 Guns stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg in the lead roles with Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, James Marsden, Fred Ward, Edward James Olmos, and Doris Morgado starring in supporting roles.
The Guard (Rent on Prime Video)
The Guard is a buddy cop comedy thriller written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. The 2011 film is set in Ireland and it follows the story of Sergeant Gerry Boyle, an officer with unorthodox methods who reluctantly teams up with FBI Agent Wendell Everett to catch a dangerous international drug smuggling gang threatening Gerry’s town. The Guard stars Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle in the lead roles with Mark Strong, Katarina Čas, Liam Cunningham, Dominique McElligott, Sarah Greene, and David Wilmot starring in supporting roles.