Films like The Cheap Detective (1978)
The Cheap Detective (1978) is comedy, crime, mystery. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.
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Knives Out (2019)
Also comedy and crime.
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted…
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The Wrecking Crew (2026)
Also comedy and crime.
Estranged half-brothers Jonny and James reunite after their father's mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their…
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Also comedy and crime.
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.
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Game Night (2018)
Also comedy and crime.
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks…
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Clue (1985)
Also comedy and crime.
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…
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Murder Mystery (2019)
Also comedy and crime.
On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Also comedy and crime.
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Ace is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark…
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Hoodwinked! (2005)
Also comedy and crime.
Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to every tale than meets the eye. Before you judge a book by its cover, you've got to flip through the pages. In the…
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Also comedy and crime.
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
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The Pink Panther (2006)
Also comedy and crime.
When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears…
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See How They Run (2022)
Also comedy and crime.
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…
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Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Also comedy and crime.
After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
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Holmes & Watson (2018)
Also comedy and crime.
Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to…
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Super Troopers (2001)
Also comedy and crime.
Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to…
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Also comedy and crime.
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl…
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Greedy People (2024)
Also comedy and crime.
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad…
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Malibu Express (1985)
Also comedy and crime.
In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer…
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Gozu (2003)
Also comedy and crime.
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a…
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Almost Cops (2025)
Also comedy and crime.
When an overeager community officer and a reckless ex-detective are forced to team up, plenty of chaos ensues on the streets of Rotterdam.
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The Player (1992)
Also comedy and crime.
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
Also comedy and crime.
Arsène Lupin is extremely popular among the population, because he allows the needy to share in his acquired wealth. Before entering the service of the German Emperor Wilhelm II…
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Confess, Fletch (2022)
Also comedy and crime.
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his…
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Baby Assassins (2021)
Also comedy and crime.
Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, their relationship…
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Also comedy and crime.
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French…