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Movies Like The Stand-In Thief

If you liked The Stand-In Thief (2017), a comedy movie directed by Masafumi Nishida, 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. 1Identity Thief

    Identity Thief (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

  2. 2Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

  3. 3Stir Crazy

    Stir Crazy (1980)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    New 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…

  4. 4The Man

    The Man (2005)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    A 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.

  5. 5The Geisha Boy

    The Geisha Boy (1958)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.

  6. 6Family Plot

    Family Plot (1976)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

  7. 7Lupin III: The First

    Lupin III: The First (2019)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colourful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before…

  8. 8A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

    A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.

  9. 9LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT'S EYE

    LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT'S EYE (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Lupin III competes with the Kisugi sisters to steal a triptych of paintings that once belonged to their father, and which hold the key to a long-unsolved mystery.

  10. 10The Castle of Cagliostro

    The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any…

  11. 11Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal

    Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal (2002)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical…

  12. 12Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

    Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.

  13. 13Welcome to Collinwood

    Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

  14. 14Dog Gone

    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.

  15. 15Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum

    Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    Doraemon and his friends travel to the 22nd century to look for his golden bell, which was stolen by a notorious thief called Kaito DX.

  16. 16Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

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

  17. 17Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

    Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.

  18. 18Lupin the 3rd

    Lupin the 3rd (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Interpol Inspector Zenigata begins a world-wide hunt for the infamous thief Arsène Lupin III, who, with his cavalcade of collaborators infiltrate a highly secured fortress-like safe named the 'Ark of Navarone' to claim…

  19. 19Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy

    Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    Goemon's wedding to Murasaki Suminawa, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom. Lupin, Jigen…

  20. 20Thunderstruck

    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.

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