Movies Like Natural Causes

If you liked Natural Causes (1988), a tv movie and comedy movie directed by Vernon Lawrence, 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
Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
2
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts…
3
Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
★ 7/10Also comedy and tv movie
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
4
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Hoping 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…
5
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
6
The Wedding Year (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
7
Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
8
Tommy Boy (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
9
Clear History (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and tv movie
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
10
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
11
Beau Hunks (1931)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.
12
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
13
How to Make a Killing (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.
14
Bad Sister (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie
As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…
15
Into the Night (1985)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
16
Death at a Funeral (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies…
17
Switching Channels (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
18
Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
★ 7/10Also comedy and tv movie
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
20
Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…