Movies Like OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)

OSS 117: Lost in Rio is a 2009 action, comedy, crime film from Michel Hazanavicius with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: From Africa with Love.

Action Comedy Crime

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2006

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.

7.2

MagicScore

OSS 117: From Africa with Love

2021

1981. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is back. For this new mission – more delicate, more dangerous and more torrid than ever – he is forced to team up with a young new colleague, the promising OSS 1001.

5.7

MagicScore

Don't Die Too Hard!

2001

Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.

6.3

MagicScore

McWalter

2025

McWalter, a legendary American elite agent, is falsely accused of a series of attacks all around the globe. Determined to clear his name, he goes on the run to solve the mystery, thwart a earthwise conspiracy, and save the world…

5.1

MagicScore

The Dinner Game

1998

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

7.8

MagicScore

Didier

1997

Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...

6.1

MagicScore

Dieudonné - Le Divorce de Patrick

2003

Dieudonné receives his friend Patrick. The latter is in the midst of a depression following his divorce from his wife Sandrine. Dieudonné then comes to talk about couples' problems, romantic encounters, the effects of several years of married life, the role of a parent, children in the midst of divorce. In the course of his development, he even comes to the subject of war, religions, the attacks of September 11. In short, a whole program!

7.6

MagicScore

Simply Black

2020

A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventure.

5.9

MagicScore

Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker

2010

France's darling comedian came back in force on the boards in the fall of 2009 with this hour and a half show, inspired by her experience of motherhood and her daily life as a young mother .

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

1976

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Gaspard Proust tapine

2013

With his off-kilter sense of humor, polyglot Gaspard Proust takes a mischievous delight in undermining the human quirks in this stand-up comedy, mixing insolence with elegance. A new sensation of the french stand-up scene and an outspokenness that needs to be heard to be believed.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Bangville Police

1913

A young farm maid overhears two cow-hands talking in the barn, and she becomes convinced they’re about to rob her. She barricades herself in a room and calls the police. Her call wakes the chief, who rallies the country justice constabulary and they set off toward the farm, in steam-car and on foot. Meanwhile, the maiden’s parents rush to save her. Everything points toward a showdown in the barn, where no one, including the police force, will be cowed.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

Spite Marriage

1929

An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

OMG! Oh My Girl

2022

Over the years, awkward Guy keeps falling for confident June in the wrong places at the wrong times, leading him to believe fate is playing tricks on them.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Rounders

1914

Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Notorious

1946

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

7.7

MagicScore

#19

Goldeneye

1989

British writer Ian Fleming's life and loves suggest that of his spy-novel hero, secret agent James Bond.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Agak Laen

2024

Four friends, working in a haunted house ride at a night market, unintentionally cause the death of an elderly man with heart disease through fright. They decide to bury his body within the haunted house, which turns out to be beneficial for the attraction... at least for a little while.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like OSS 117: Lost in Rio?

The top films similar to OSS 117: Lost in Rio by MovieMagicScore are OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (7.2), OSS 117: From Africa with Love (5.7), Don't Die Too Hard! (6.3). Each shares action/comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is OSS 117: Lost in Rio worth watching?

OSS 117: Lost in Rio holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 1,489 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is OSS 117: Lost in Rio?

OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009) is a action, comedy, crime film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Alex Lutz.

Where can I find more recommendations like OSS 117: Lost in Rio?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like OSS 117: Lost in Rio

This ranked list pairs OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), a action and comedy and crime film from Michel Hazanavicius, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jean Dujardin take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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