Movies Like Porridge: No Way Out
If you liked Porridge: No Way Out (1975), a crime and comedy 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.
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We're No Angels (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crimeThree 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…
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Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeAfter 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…
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Porridge (1979)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeTimes are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and…
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Stir Crazy (1980)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeNew Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their…
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Take the Money and Run (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crimeVirgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
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Two-Way Stretch (1960)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crimeThree 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…
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Get Santa (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself on the run from the police.
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Money Talks (1997)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crimeSought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeFrank 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…
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Analyze That (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crimeThe mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he…
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We're No Angels (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crimeTwo escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
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Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeA rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
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Girl in the Basement (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also crimeSara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
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Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also crimeShaun 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…
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Ocean's Eight (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and comedyDebbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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Another Thin Man (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crimeNick 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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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeFive hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
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Wrong Cops (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedyA group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crimeCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.