Movies Like Five Thousand Lies

If you liked Five Thousand Lies (1966), a comedy movie directed by Giorgos Konstantinou, 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
Swindle (2014)
★ 7/10Also comedy
A boy named Griffin finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the…
2
St Trinian's (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.
3
Topkapi (1964)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's…
4
Confess, Fletch (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of…
5
Gambit (1966)
★ 7/10Also comedy
Harry 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…
6
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy…
7
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
8
I Love Boosters (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing from her stores and reselling them at a lower price — what they call 'fashion-forward philanthropy'.
9
Matilda (1996)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a…
10
Dog Gone (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
11
American Dreamer (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedy
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
12
The Hot Rock (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Dortmunder 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...
13
The Ladykillers (1955)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
14
Night at the Museum (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
15
29th Street (1991)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
16
Animal House (1978)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
17
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
18
Splitsville (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
After Ashley asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage, that is until Carey crosses the…
19
Blank Check (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal…
20
Queenpins (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box…