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Movies Like American Pirates

If you liked American Pirates (2017), a comedy and crime movie directed by Jeff Knite, 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. 1Fun 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.

  2. 2One Night at McCool's

    One Night at McCool's (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime

    On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…

  3. 3Sheroes

    Sheroes (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crime

    When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a…

  4. 4Wrong 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.

  5. 5Take 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.

  6. 6Cotton Comes to Harlem

    Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crime

    Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger…

  7. 7Driver's Ed

    Driver's Ed (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.

  8. 8Trap House

    Trap House (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…

  9. 9How 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.

  10. 1068 Kill

    68 Kill (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime

    Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.

  11. 11Welcome to Collinwood

    Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime

    Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

  12. 12Breathless

    Breathless (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime

    Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband Dale’s criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do…

  13. 132 Guns

    2 Guns (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime

    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…

  14. 14Code 8 Part II

    Code 8 Part II (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

  15. 15Shadow 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…

  16. 16The 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.

  17. 17The Pickup

    The Pickup (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime

    A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.

  18. 18Hostile 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.

  19. 19Dog Gone

    Dog Gone (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.

  20. 20Gotcha!

    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.

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