Movies Like Charlie Chan in London

If you liked Charlie Chan in London (1934), a crime and mystery movie directed by Eugene Forde, 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 Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crime
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
2
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crime
Inspector 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…
3
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mystery
While 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…
4
The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mystery
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
5
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and mystery
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while…
6
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
7
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
★ 7.7/10Also crime
One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police…
8
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also crime and mystery
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…
9
Another Thin Man (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and crime
Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when…
10
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
11
Murder Most Foul (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and mystery
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
12
Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
13
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
★ 7/10Also crime
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
14
Murder She Said (1961)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and mystery
Miss 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.
15
The Interview (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and mystery
A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?
16
Sapphire (1959)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving…
17
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
18
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime and mystery
In 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.
19
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
20
Laura (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also mystery
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.