Movies Like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

If you liked Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), a comedy and crime movie directed by Frank Oz, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Hustle (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crime
Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
2
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
3
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
★ 6/10Also comedy
A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…
4
Double Indemnity (1944)
★ 8.1/10Also crime
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
5
Family Plot (1976)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crime
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
6
Easy Money (1983)
★ 6/10Also comedy
To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
7
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crime
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
8
Rat Race (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against…
9
Beat the Devil (1953)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
10
Clue (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and…
11
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
12
Oscar (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets…
13
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…
14
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
15
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las…
16
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
17
Take the Money and Run (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crime
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
18
Yankee Zulu (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Two South African boys, one white, Rhino, and one black, Zulu, go their separate ways after an incident. Many years later, they meet up again as adults, when one, after living for years in the United States, is now a…
19
Vegas Vacation (1997)
★ 6/10Also comedy
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
20
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old…