Movies Like A Scandal in Paris

If you liked A Scandal in Paris (1946), a crime and romance movie directed by Douglas Sirk, 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 Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and romance
A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
2
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
★ 6.3/10Also history and crime
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members…
3
Holiday in the Sun (2001)
★ 6/10Also romance and crime
Sisters Alex and Madison are whisked away to the Bahamas for winter break but soon find themselves crossing paths with a man smuggling stolen artifacts.
4
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
★ 6.5/10Also history and romance
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that…
5
Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and romance
After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom…
6
Ivanhoe (1952)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and history
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
7
Three Way (2004)
★ 4.4/10Also crime
Lew is a small time loser with a troubled past and a very big secret. Overhearing a couple plan a kidnapping, Lew is tempted to come up with a scheme of his own. He decides to get to the victim first and then blackmail…
8
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
★ 5.6/10Also crime
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
9
Cholera Street (1997)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
Salih is a mechanic and the son of a respected barber named Ali. A woman named Tina arrives at Cholera Street, where she takes up residence and works as a prostitute.
10
Me Before You (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also romance
Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years…
11
Der Garmisch Krimi - Wolfsmord (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
A murder case in Garmisch: the victim is the chairman of the nature conservation association, at a time when wolves are on the loose and the population is divided into wolf opponents and supporters. Investigators Ira…
12
Stark Raving Mad (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
Nebraska 1958. Richie Stark was no ordinary killer. What made him different was that he wasn’t running from murder - he was looking for it! Laura Ferguson, his adolescent girlfriend, just wanted to escape, but after…
13
Behind the Crime: The Nipsey Hussle Murder (2023)
Also crime
As told by the people involved, and using real footage from the tragic event, we take a deep dive into the murder trial, story, and case of rap icon and street legend Nipsey Hussle.
14
A Woman's Rage (2008)
★ 2.5/10Also crime
Beautiful Allison, 30, has no trouble finding a man. It's keeping them that's the problem...
15
Women in Cages (1971)
★ 5.1/10Also crime
Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and…
16
Dead at 17 (2008)
★ 3.7/10Also crime
When Alyssa's 17-year-old son Jason commits suicide, something doesn't sit right. As she and her daughter Danni begin to take a deeper look in the circumstances surrounding Jason's death, they discover that he may have…
17
The Women and the Murderer (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
This documentary traces the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim's mother.
18
Rendez-vous (1985)
★ 5.6/10Also romance
Nina is a young, carefree actress who arrives in Paris searching for her big break. There, she finds drama both on- and offstage as she becomes involved with three men: a mild-mannered real-estate agent who offers her…
19
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
★ 7.5/10Also romance
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited…
20
The Big Risk (1960)
★ 7/10Also crime
Two men pull off a daring daylight payroll heist in Milan, making a fast getaway. One is returning to France after years in hiding, needing money to start fresh with his family.