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Movies Like The Lucky Stiff

If you liked The Lucky Stiff (1949), a comedy and crime movie directed by Lewis R. Foster, 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. 1She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong (1933)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime

    New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is…

  2. 2The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    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.

  3. 3My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli…

  4. 4Fun with Dick and Jane

    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.

  5. 5The Big Store

    The Big Store (1941)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

  6. 6Wrong Cops

    Wrong Cops (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedy

    A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.

  7. 7After the Fox

    After the Fox (1966)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedy

    A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.

  8. 8A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races (1937)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of…

  9. 9The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective (1978)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime

    A 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.

  10. 10You're Never Too Young

    You're Never Too Young (1955)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.

  11. 11Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and comedy

    Debbie 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.

  12. 12Take the Money and Run

    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.

  13. 13Hooper

    Hooper (1978)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the…

  14. 14At the Circus

    At the Circus (1939)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus…

  15. 15Buck Privates

    Buck Privates (1941)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only…

  16. 16Big Fat Liar

    Big Fat Liar (2002)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!

  17. 17Stuck in the Suburbs

    Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    Brittany Aarons is one of the many girls who has a crush on popular singer and boy-toy Jordan Cahill. However, she is bored of living a suburban existence and seeks a little something more.

  18. 18The Honey Pot

    The Honey Pot (1967)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime

    In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.

  19. 19Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    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…

  20. 20Johnny English Strikes Again

    Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep…

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