If you loved Hot Fuzz, try OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies has roughly 4.5× fewer votes than Hot Fuzz — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Hot Fuzz

2007 · dir. Edgar Wright

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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2006 · dir. Michel Hazanavicius

What they share

Theysit in Action / Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hot Fuzz, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is

Cairo, 1955, a dusty typewriter. A missing spy, a beautiful widow, a web of intrigue unfolds. Hazanavicius revives the spy genre with humor.

If you loved Hot Fuzz, try OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

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What OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is

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