Movies Like The Red Star

If you liked The Red Star (2021), a comedy and mystery movie directed by Gabriel Lichtmann, 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
The Weasel's Tale (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and mystery
A group of old actors and filmmakers tries to resist the efforts of a young couple to kick them out of their mansion.
2
Series 7 (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.
3
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
4
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and mystery
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
5
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and mystery
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the…
6
High Anxiety (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and mystery
A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
7
7 Days in Hell (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
8
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…
9
Foul Play (1978)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and mystery
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
10
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and mystery
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
11
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and mystery
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
12
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO. This is the…
13
Boy Missing (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
When her son's alleged kidnapper is released for lack of solid evidence, a reputable and well-known attorney takes matters into her own hands with unintended and spectacularly disastrous consequences.
14
Homo Argentum (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
The film consists of 16 shorts that explore, with humor and social criticism, the characteristics of the Argentine identity.
15
Aida, the Movie (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
The film deals with the filming of an episode of the series with storylines that take place both within the fiction with the characters of 'Aída' and outside of it with the actors themselves and their relationships…
16
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
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and mystery
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
18
The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
19
Heroic Losers (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their…
20
The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…