Movies Like Happy New Year
If you liked Happy New Year (2014), a crime and comedy movie directed by Farah Khan, 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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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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Ocean's Twelve (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeDespite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life... but that's proven to…
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Bandits (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeAfter 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…
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also crimeLess than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las…
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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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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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Gambit (1966)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeHarry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery…
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Tower Heist (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur…
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Bang Bang! (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyA young bank receptionist gets mixed up with Rajveer Nanda, a man who has a mysterious background.
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Family Plot (1976)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeSpiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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Red Notice (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crimeAn Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
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The Comeback Trail (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crimeTwo movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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Quick Change (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crimeWith the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio…
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Johnny Dangerously (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crimeAn honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
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White Chicks (2004)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeTwo FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car…
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Lift (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeAn international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
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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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Mad Money (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeThree female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.