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Movies Like The Private Eye

If you liked The Private Eye (2024), a mystery and comedy movie directed by Jack Cook, 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. 1My Favorite Brunette

    My Favorite Brunette (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and mystery

    Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay…

  2. 2Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and mystery

    Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.

  3. 3Love Is in the Air

    Love Is in the Air (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

  4. 4Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and mystery

    While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…

  5. 5What's Love Got to Do with It?

    What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

  6. 6Mr. Right

    Mr. Right (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

  7. 7A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark (1964)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mystery

    Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…

  8. 8The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and mystery

    To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a…

  9. 9Heartbreakers

    Heartbreakers (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance

    Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then…

  10. 10Dinner in America

    Dinner in America (2022)

    ★ 7.8/10Also romance and comedy

    An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.

  11. 11The Right Kind of Wrong

    The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy

    A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.

  12. 12Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and mystery

    While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…

  13. 13Who's Harry Crumb?

    Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and mystery

    Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

  14. 14Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and romance

    Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…

  15. 15You Cast A Spell On Me

    You Cast A Spell On Me (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance

    Despite agreeing to an arranged marriage to a childhood friend, a successful businessman tries to track down a beautiful woman that he met at a Halloween party.

  16. 16¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

    ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    ★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

  17. 17Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man (1939)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mystery

    Nick 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…

  18. 18The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mystery

    Hoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder. Nick’s…

  19. 19Falling for Christmas

    Falling for Christmas (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    An engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.

  20. 20Let's Make Love

    Let's Make Love (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

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