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Movies Like The Moonshine War

If you liked The Moonshine War (1970), a comedy and crime movie directed by Richard Quine, 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. 1Thunder Road

    Thunder Road (1958)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime

    Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from…

  2. 2Rush Hour 3

    Rush Hour 3 (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime

    After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more…

  3. 3Gotcha!

    Gotcha! (1985)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

  4. 4Big Momma's House

    Big Momma's House (2000)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime and comedy

    When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain…

  5. 5The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and crime

    When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

  6. 6National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime

    An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the…

  7. 7Stark Raving Mad

    Stark Raving Mad (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime

    A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

  8. 8Oscar

    Oscar (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime

    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…

  9. 9Dragnet

    Dragnet (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and crime

    LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange…

  10. 10Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

  11. 11Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

  12. 12My Spy

    My Spy (2020)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.

  13. 13Batman and Harley Quinn

    Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crime

    Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.

  14. 14Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and crime

    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…

  15. 15Red Notice

    Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime

    An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

  16. 16Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels (2000)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal…

  17. 17Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and crime

    When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who…

  18. 18How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crime

    Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

  19. 19Tough Guys

    Tough Guys (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and crime

    Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new…

  20. 20Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…

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