Movies Like Whisky Galore!
If you liked Whisky Galore! (1949), a comedy and crime movie directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 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.
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Jamaica Inn (1939)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeIn early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom…
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Pardon Us (1931)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyIt's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
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Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyYoung Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
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The Goonies (1985)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyYoung teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family…
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Dolittle (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyAfter losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his…
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeDuring WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects…
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyOn a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crimeAfter Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty…
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Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also comedyIt's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may…
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyMorgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership…
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The First Wives Club (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyAfter years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a…
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We're No Angels (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crimeThree convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially…
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Monkey Business (1931)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyFour stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
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A Castle for Christmas (2021)
★ 6/10Also comedyTo escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedyBefore the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance, an adventurous American bulldog; Shadow, a wise golden retriever; and Sassy, a cautious cat -- at a friend's ranch…
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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Take the Money and Run (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crimeVirgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
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Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (2004)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyWhile the gang travel to Scotland to visit Daphne's cousin and witness the annual Highland Games, they find themselves terrorized by the legendary Loch Ness Monster.
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A Night in Casablanca (1946)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyThe Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and crimeWhen his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by…