Movies Like Back in Circulation
If you liked Back in Circulation (1937), a comedy and drama movie directed by Ray Enright, 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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Fletch (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and mysteryWhen investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With…
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and mysteryWhile attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…
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The Last Word (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaA retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
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Fletch Lives (1989)
★ 6/10Also comedy and mysteryFletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his…
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mysteryInspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedy and mysteryWhile 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…
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and mysteryAn ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a…
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Hail, Caesar! (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and mysteryWhen a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
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Murder at the Gallop (1963)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaMiss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again…
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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and mysteryA middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
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A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and dramaAfter being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mysteryHoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder. Nick’s…
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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaA naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
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Murder She Said (1961)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and dramaMiss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
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The Hospital (1971)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaDr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice…
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Murder Most Foul (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaA murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
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Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also drama and mysteryIn Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
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Get Low (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and mysteryA movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
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Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and dramaJenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a…
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Who Done It? (1942)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and mysteryTwo dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.