Movies Like Charlie Chan in Paris

If you liked Charlie Chan in Paris (1935), a crime and mystery movie directed by Hamilton MacFadden and Lewis Seiler, 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
Black Angel (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crime
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.
2
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.
3
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.
4
Lady in the Lake (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to…
5
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.
6
Time Without Pity (1957)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and thriller
Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…
7
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and mystery
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
8
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
9
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…
10
The Web (1947)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
11
Pushover (1954)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and thriller
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
12
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…
13
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
14
Islands (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime
In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is…
15
The Pink Panther (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crime
When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus…
16
Deathtrap (1982)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
17
Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
18
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…
19
Fallen Angel (1945)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and mystery
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman…
20
5 Against the House (1955)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.