They’re called Twin Films
There’s a whole list of them there,
Babe and Gordy prove that it’s no coincidence. Two similar actioners or thrillers? Sure. Two PIG movies!?
Dead Man on Campusis a 1998 dark comedy film starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott. It centers on the urban legend that a student gets straight As if his or her roommate commits suicide (see pass by catastrophe). Two friends attempt to find a depressed roommate in order to push him over the edge and receive As.
The Curveis a 1998 thriller starring Matthew Lillard, Keri Russell and Michael Vartan … The story follows Tim, Chris and Rand who are campus roommates. After hearing of a school policy, which says that anyone whose roommate commits suicide gets an automatic 4.0 GPA (see: Pass by catastrophe), Tim and Chris plot to kill Rand and make it look like suicide
Speaking of Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street and The Other Guys were very similar to each other.