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Movies Like The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

If you liked The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936), a comedy and mystery movie directed by Stephen Roberts, 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. 1A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark (1964)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mystery

    Inspector 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…

  2. 2Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and mystery

    While 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…

  3. 3Fletch

    Fletch (1985)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and mystery

    When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With…

  4. 4The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

  5. 5The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    ★ 7.7/10Also mystery

    A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

  6. 6Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and mystery

    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…

  7. 7Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost

    Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and mystery

    Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.

  8. 8The Sheep Detectives

    The Sheep Detectives (2026)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy and mystery

    George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must…

  9. 9The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective (1978)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and mystery

    A 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.

  10. 10Sherlock Jr.

    Sherlock Jr. (1924)

    ★ 8/10Also comedy and mystery

    A 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.

  11. 11Fun 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.

  12. 12Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit (1945)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly…

  13. 13Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and…

  14. 14Lady in the Lake

    Lady in the Lake (1946)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to…

  15. 15The Love Bug

    The Love Bug (1968)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.

  16. 16The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mystery

    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…

  17. 17The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  18. 18Deathtrap

    Deathtrap (1982)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and comedy

    A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.

  19. 19Murder by Death

    Murder by Death (1976)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and mystery

    Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and…

  20. 20Clue

    Clue (1985)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and mystery

    Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and…

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