Movies Like Doctor X
If you liked Doctor X (1950), a comedy and mystery movie directed by Richard Abelardo, 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.
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Hold the Fort (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and comedyA HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.
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Porno (2019)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horrorWhen a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
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Dave Made a Maze (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and horrorDave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of…
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Bad (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and comedyHazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She…
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Ca$h (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and mysteryA stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…
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Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horrorFour friends get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade of absence, which takes a dark turn.
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The Cheap Detective (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and mysteryA spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
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Society (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and horrorBill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns…
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and mysteryWhile attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedy and mysteryWhile attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and horrorTeenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
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Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and mysteryIn an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when…
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Villains (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and horrorWhen their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a…
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Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mysteryThe ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
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Psycho Goreman (2020)
★ 6/10Also comedy and horrorSiblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins…
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Another Thin Man (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mysteryNick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when…
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and mysteryA group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
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High Anxiety (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and mysteryA psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
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Frankenweenie (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and comedyWhen young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's homemade monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc…
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Breathless (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and mysteryLorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband Dale’s criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do…