Movies Like A Stage to a New Life

If you liked A Stage to a New Life (2026), a comedy and crime movie directed by Anton Telyakov, 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
Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crime
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated…
2
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.
3
VIP Cop: New Year's Eve Mayhem (2018)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crime
On the eve of the new year, the Barvikha Severnoe police station is threatened with closure. To save his own department, a police officer from Rublyovka Grisha Izmailov is forced to go to extreme measures and, together…
4
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is…
5
Bad Trip (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
In this hidden-camera prank comedy, two best friends bond on a wild road trip to New York as they pull real people into their raunchy, raucous antics.
6
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.
7
The Big Hit (1998)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crime
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…
8
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…
9
What a Mess! (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A Russian criminal steals a giant diamond from the Mafia, hides it, and suddenly runs into his unknown brothers; unexpected, absurd events with participation of the mob, doctors, musicians, Americans, militia, and…
10
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…
11
Mystery Team (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime
A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
12
Midnight Run (1988)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
13
In the Grey (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
A covert team of elite operatives are living in the shadows. When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, they're sent to take it back—an impossible heist that erupts into a deadly game of strategy…
14
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.
15
Confess, Fletch (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crime
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of…
16
Big Stan (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime
A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.
17
Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5/10Also crime and comedy
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip…
18
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.
19
Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and comedy
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.
20
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…