Movies Like Porridge: The Desperate Hours

If you liked Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976), a comedy and crime movie directed by Sydney Lotterby, 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
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.
2
How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crime
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
3
Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014)
★ 6/10Also crime
A man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.
4
Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
5
Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crime
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
6
Two-Way Stretch (1960)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must…
7
Hostage (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
8
Trapped (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
Held hostage in different cities after their daughter is kidnapped by a master extortionist, a desperate couple must find a way to outsmart a seemingly foolproof plot.
9
Gringo (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
10
Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also crime
Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to…
11
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is…
12
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.
13
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crime
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
14
Bottle Rocket (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crime
Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob. The short film that inspired Wes Anderson’s feature debut.
15
One Night at McCool's (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…
16
Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crime
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated…
17
The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
18
11:14 (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crime
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines…
19
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and crime
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
20
We're No Angels (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially…