Movies Like The Great Diamond Robbery
If you liked The Great Diamond Robbery (1954), a comedy and crime movie directed by Robert Z. Leonard, 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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The Hot Rock (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and comedyDortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
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Blue Streak (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeMiles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of…
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeBig Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the…
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Grand Slam (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeProfessor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio…
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Crime 101 (2026)
★ 7/10Also crimeWhen an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance…
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Parker (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeA thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of…
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The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeThe famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself…
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Man on a Ledge (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeAn ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt…
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Snatch (2000)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and comedyUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
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The Pink Panther (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeWhen the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus…
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One Night at McCool's (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeOn 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…
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Money Talks (1997)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crimeSought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
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Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeThe original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old…
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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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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Play Dirty (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeExpert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
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Tough Guys (1986)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crimeHarry 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…
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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeFive hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
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Money Train (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeWhen a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.
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Dog Gone (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyA courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.