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Movies Like The Life of Harry Dare

If you liked The Life of Harry Dare (1995), a movie directed by Aleksi Vellis, 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. 1Arizona Dream

    Arizona Dream (1993)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Rebellious young Axel Blackmar gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul, coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo. As Axel makes the decision to try selling…

  2. 2Sympathy for the Devil

    Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10

    After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

  3. 3Who's Harry Crumb?

    Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)

    ★ 6/10

    Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

  4. 4Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10

    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…

  5. 5Thief

    Thief (1981)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids…

  6. 6The Westerner

    The Westerner (1940)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the…

  7. 7Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and…

  8. 8The Whisper Man

    The Whisper Man (2026)

    ★ 6.8/10

    When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.

  9. 9Hunt for the Wilderpeople

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work…

  10. 10Sextuplets

    Sextuplets (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.

  11. 11The Foreigner

    The Foreigner (2017)

    ★ 7/10

    Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His…

  12. 12Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the…

  13. 13Pokémon Detective Pikachu

    Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10

    In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

  14. 14Driver's Ed

    Driver's Ed (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10

    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.

  15. 15Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law (1986)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.

  16. 16Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as…

  17. 17No Man's Land

    No Man's Land (1987)

    ★ 6/10

    A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved…

  18. 18The Hired Hand

    The Hired Hand (1971)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be well again. But then Harry has to make…

  19. 19Enola Holmes

    Enola Holmes (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10

    While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

  20. 20Big Trouble

    Big Trouble (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad…

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