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Movies Like The Double McGuffin

If you liked The Double McGuffin (1979), a mystery movie directed by Joe Camp, 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. 1Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  2. 2Murder She Said

    Murder She Said (1961)

    ★ 7.3/10Also mystery

    Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.

  3. 3The Thursday Murder Club

    The Thursday Murder Club (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also mystery

    A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

  4. 4Murder in Three Acts

    Murder in Three Acts (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

  5. 5Thirteen at Dinner

    Thirteen at Dinner (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound…

  6. 6Foul Play

    Foul Play (1978)

    ★ 6.3/10Also 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.

  7. 7The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…

  8. 8The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery

    A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

  9. 9The Vanishing

    The Vanishing (1993)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.

  10. 10Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)

    ★ 7.3/10Also mystery

    Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

  11. 11Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also mystery

    When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.

  12. 12Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also 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…

  13. 13Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

    Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    While Aurora "Roe" Teagarden searches for her piece of the American dream, she decides to test the waters of the family business - real estate sales. Only thing is there's a dead body in the first house she shows. When…

  14. 14Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery

    When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it.

  15. 15Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10Also mystery

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

  16. 16Young Sherlock Holmes

    Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

    ★ 6.8/10Also mystery

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a…

  17. 17Limbo

    Limbo (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…

  18. 18The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)

    ★ 7.3/10Also mystery

    When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

  19. 19See How They Run

    See How They Run (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery

    In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable…

  20. 20Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

    Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery

    Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.

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