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Movies Like Cliché

If you liked Cliché (2003), a comedy and crime movie directed by Dallas Jenkins, 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. 1Breathless

    Breathless (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and mystery

    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…

  2. 2My 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…

  3. 3Sheroes

    Sheroes (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and comedy

    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. 4Mr. 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.

  5. 5Heartbreakers

    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…

  6. 6Another 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…

  7. 7It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World (1939)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year…

  8. 8Shadow 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…

  9. 9Trap House

    Trap House (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and 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…

  10. 10Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime

    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…

  11. 11How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and comedy

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

  12. 12The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime

    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…

  13. 13Desert Dawn

    Desert Dawn (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and crime

    A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.

  14. 14The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective (1978)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime

    A 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.

  15. 15Killers

    Killers (2010)

    ★ 6/10Also action and comedy

    When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on…

  16. 16The Killer

    The Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and crime

    Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

  17. 17One 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…

  18. 18Misdirection

    Misdirection (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are…

  19. 19Absolution

    Absolution (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and crime

    An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…

  20. 20Ca$h

    Ca$h (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and comedy

    A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…

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