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Movies Like Stanley's Adventures

If you liked Stanley's Adventures (2013), a movie directed by Michael Attardi, 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. 1The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail (2020)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

  2. 2The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10

    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.

  3. 3Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity (1944)

    ★ 8.1/10

    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

  4. 4Weekend at Bernie's

    Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.

  5. 52 Guns

    2 Guns (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing…

  6. 6The Get Out

    The Get Out (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives…

  7. 7Any Which Way You Can

    Any Which Way You Can (1980)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into…

  8. 8The Good Liar

    The Good Liar (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate…

  9. 9The Big White

    The Big White (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10

    To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.

  10. 10Major League

    Major League (1989)

    ★ 6.9/10

    When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the…

  11. 11The Laundromat

    The Laundromat (2019)

    ★ 6/10

    When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

  12. 12The Big Hit

    The Big Hit (1998)

    ★ 6/10

    Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin…

  13. 13Thin Ice

    Thin Ice (2012)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

  14. 14Nothing to Lose

    Nothing to Lose (1997)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary…

  15. 15The Distinguished Gentleman

    The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

    ★ 6/10

    A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…

  16. 16The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him…

  17. 17The Last Seduction

    The Last Seduction (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

  18. 18The Disaster Artist

    The Disaster Artist (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10

    An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

  19. 19Who Is Cletis Tout?

    Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10

    With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.

  20. 20Oscar

    Oscar (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets…

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