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.
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She Done Him Wrong (1933)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeNew 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…
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crimeCharles 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.
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My Blue Heaven (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeFBI 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…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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The Big Store (1941)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyA detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
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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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After the Fox (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedyA criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
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A Day at the Races (1937)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyDoctor 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…
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The Cheap Detective (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeA 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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You're Never Too Young (1955)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen 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.
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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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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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Hooper (1978)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyLegendary 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…
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At the Circus (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyJeff 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…
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Buck Privates (1941)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyPetty 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…
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Big Fat Liar (2002)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyAfter 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!
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Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)
★ 6/10Also comedyBrittany 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.
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The Honey Pot (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeIn 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.
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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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Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyDisaster 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…