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Movies Like Amar Akbar Anthony

If you liked Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), a action and comedy movie directed by Manmohan Desai, 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. 1Where the Money Is

    Where the Money Is (2000)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime

    Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing…

  2. 2Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and 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…

  3. 3Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crime

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  4. 4Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

  5. 5The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her…

  6. 6Baadshah

    Baadshah (1999)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy

    A small time detective is mistaken as a CBI agent and gets embroiled in a deadly mission to save the Chief Minister from an assassination attempt.

  7. 7The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and 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.

  8. 8Awarapan

    Awarapan (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and drama

    A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.

  9. 9King Creole

    King Creole (1958)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and music

    Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…

  10. 10Hera Pheri

    Hera Pheri (2000)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime

    Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.

  11. 11Short Time

    Short Time (1990)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy

    As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, Carolyn, and son, Dougie, to collect…

  12. 12Dhoom 2

    Dhoom 2 (2006)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and action

    Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.

  13. 13LaRoy, Texas

    LaRoy, Texas (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and comedy

    Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.

  14. 14Airborne

    Airborne (1993)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and comedy

    Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…

  15. 15Indemnity

    Indemnity (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and crime

    An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.

  16. 16Take the Money and Run

    Take the Money and Run (1969)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crime

    Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.

  17. 17The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

  18. 18Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity (1957)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama

    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…

  19. 19Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crime

    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…

  20. 20Welcome

    Welcome (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crime

    Two gangsters meet Rajiv, who belongs to a respectable family, and want to fix their sister's wedding with him. However, when Rajiv's uncle refuses to the match, a series of hilarious situations occur.

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