Movies Like Big Bad Mama II (1987)

Big Bad Mama II is a 1987 action, comedy, crime film from Jim Wynorski with a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Big Bad Mama and At Close Range.

Action Comedy Crime

Big Bad Mama

1974

Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.

5.6

MagicScore

At Close Range

1986

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.

6.8

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Midnight Mary

1933

While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.

6.8

MagicScore

Ladies They Talk About

1933

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

6.1

MagicScore

After the Fall

2014

Bill Scanlin loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. As Bill stays ahead of the law, he discovers that sometimes the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.

4.8

MagicScore

100 Streets

2016

Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of London.

6.0

MagicScore

If You Saw His Heart

2017

Cast out of his insular community, a damaged and down on his luck man teeters between a life of crime and the path to redemption.

4.2

MagicScore

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

7.3

MagicScore

The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017

The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974

Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Nadine

1987

Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdered by an intruder. Nadine talks her estranged husband, Vernon, into going along when she returns to the office, where they stumble across plans for a less than legal construction project. But when Vernon tries to turn the documents into a cash windfall, he and Nadine are pursued by goons with guns.

5.4

MagicScore

#12

Made Men

1999

A man and a woman are on the run from gangsters whom he has stolen $12.5 million. When the gangsters show up, he takes them supposedly to where the money is hidden but instead leads them into a trap at a backwoods crystal-meth factory. The gangsters and the drug dealers start a shoot-out for unknown reasons and both go gunning for Belushi. Meanwhile an unscrupulous cop is secretly having an affair with the girl friend and planning to make off with the money.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

True Romance

1993

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

7.5

MagicScore

#14

Baby Driver

2017

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

One Battle After Another

2025

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Fast Five

2011

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

7.2

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#17

Headhunters

2011

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Family Plan

2023

Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

The Getaway

1972

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Vanishing Point

1971

Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Big Bad Mama II?

The top films similar to Big Bad Mama II by MovieMagicScore are Big Bad Mama (5.6), At Close Range (6.8), Midnight Mary (6.8). Each shares action/comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Big Bad Mama II worth watching?

Big Bad Mama II holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Big Bad Mama II?

Big Bad Mama II (1987) is a action, comedy, crime film directed by Jim Wynorski, starring Angie Dickinson, Robert Culp, Danielle Brisebois.

Where can I find more recommendations like Big Bad Mama II?

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About movies like Big Bad Mama II

This ranked list pairs Big Bad Mama II (1987), a action and comedy and crime film from Jim Wynorski, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Angie Dickinson 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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