Movies Like The Whole Town's Talking
If you liked The Whole Town's Talking (1935), a comedy and crime movie directed by John Ford, 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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Stir Crazy (1980)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeNew Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their…
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The Hard Way (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crimeSeeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick…
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The Man (2005)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and crimeA case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeWith a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeWhen his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeJack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to…
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5/10Also crime and comedyA burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip…
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Oscar (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeAngelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets…
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The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeAfter a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long…
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Family Plot (1976)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeSpiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeA murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to…
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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.
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and crimeWhen Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who…
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The Happytime Murders (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and comedyIn a world where humans coexist with puppets—who are seen as lesser citizens—cast members of a beloved 1990s children's television series begin getting murdered one by one. Puppet Phil Philips, an ex-LAPD…
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeFrank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is…
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21 Jump Street (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crimeWhen cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a…
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Hollow Triumph (1948)
★ 6.6/10Also crimePursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
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2 Guns (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeA DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing…
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Ocean's Eight (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and comedyDebbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.