Movies Like The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
If you liked The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916), a mystery and comedy movie directed by Christy Cabanne and John Emerson, 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.
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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crimeThe boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including…
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mysteryA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crimeJane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mysteryHoping 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…
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Black Angel (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crimeA 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.
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Sherlock Jr. (1924)
★ 8/10Also comedy and mysteryA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
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The Blue Gardenia (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and mysteryUpon 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…
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeWhile 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…
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and crimeWhile 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…
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Another Thin Man (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mysteryNick 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…
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and mysteryNancy 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…
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crimeCharles 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.
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and crimeWhen the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
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See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeA drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
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The Cheap Detective (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeA spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mysteryInspector 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…
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After the Fox (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedyA criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
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Wrong Cops (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and comedyA group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
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A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and crimeWhitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that…
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Take the Money and Run (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crimeVirgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.