Movies Like A Low Down Dirty Shame

If you liked A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994), a comedy and crime movie directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, 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
The Heat (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a…
2
Bulletproof (1996)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crime
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name…
3
The Nice Guys (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crime
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
4
The Rip (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also action and crime
Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.
5
2 Guns (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy
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…
6
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also action and comedy
Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative…
7
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
8
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crime
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street…
9
War (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a…
10
Smokin' Aces (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
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Married to the Mob (1988)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crime
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and…
12
The Long Goodbye (1973)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and comedy
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
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Gringo (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and action
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
14
The Happytime Murders (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crime
In a world where humans coexist with puppets—who are seen as lesser citizens—cast members of a beloved 1990s children's television series begin getting murdered one by one. Puppet Phil Philips, an ex-LAPD…
15
Honest Thief (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.
16
Deep Cover (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedy
Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by…
17
Wolfs (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and comedy
Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when he's forced to work with an unexpected counterpart.
18
Deep Cover (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crime
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom…
19
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…
20
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.