20 movies like Topaze, ordered by similarity : Son of Flubber(1963), The Great McGinty(1940), I Like Money(1962), The Player(1992), A Very Honorable Guy(1934), The School of Rock(2003), Trainspotting(1996), Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(2016), Trois Couleurs: Blanc(1993), Solitary Man(2009), Private Fears in Public Places(2006), Jewel Robbery(1932) ...
Comedy
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Myrna Loy Albert Conti Luis Alberni Jobyna Howland Jackie Searle Frank Reicher
professor baron baroness mistress scientist student dark amusing paris classroom laboratory apartment business blackmail deception corruption science government transformation fall
An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
Comedy
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff Allyn Joslyn William Demarest Louis Jean Heydt Arthur Hoyt Harry Rosenthal Libby Taylor Steffi Duna Esther Howard
bartender political boss secretary man hilarious cheeky outlandish bar city prison police corruption marriage impersonation ambition family transformation rise fall love 1930s
Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.
Comedy
UK
1962
81 Minutes
Peter Sellers Nadia Gray Herbert Lom Leo McKern Martita Hunt Michael Gough Anne Leon Billie Whitelaw Joan Sims John Neville
teacher actress city official headmaster daughter baroness amusing offbeat france small town hotel classroom corruption honesty business swindling teaching rise transformation revenge
A poor but proud French teacher gets fired after refusing to modify the grades of a rich student. As this could be the opportunity to exploit his honesty, Castel Benac hires Topaze as a managing director for a shady business.
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Comedy
USA
1934
62 Minutes
Joe E. Brown Alice White Robert Barrat Alan Dinehart Irene Franklin Hobart Cavanaugh Arthur Vinton G. Pat Collins
gambler doctor hit man girlfriend patient crafty suspenseful amusing apartment nightclub new york city laboratory bar gambling debt love triangle scientific experiments deadline transformation underdog
Well respected local good guy, Feet Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to settle the bill is by selling his body to ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA|Germany
2003
108 Minutes
Jack Black Joan Cusack Mike White Sarah Silverman Jordan-Claire Green Veronica Afflerbach Miranda Cosgrove Robert L. Tsai Angelo Massagli Kevin Clark Maryam Hassan
guitarist music teacher prodigy principal student roommate charming cheery offbeat spirited amusing heartwarming school upstate new york apartment music competition classroom redemption elementary school rock 'n' roll
After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Israel|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Richard Gere Lior Ashkenazi Michael Sheen Steve Buscemi Charlotte Gainsbourg Dan Stevens Hank Azaria Harris Yulin Josh Charles Yehuda Almagor Neta Riskin
fixer dignitary prime minister businessman politician israeli amusing brash confident engaging touching new york city park shoe store house big city business politics reputation unlikely allies
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Comedy, Drama
1993
89 Minutes
Zbigniew Zamachowski Julie Delpy Janusz Gajos Jerzy Stuhr Juliette Binoche Aleksander Bardini Grzegorz Warchol Cezary Harasimowicz
immigrant wife judge boss hairdresser brother dark amusing courtroom paris warsaw subway hair salon divorce sex impotence schemes real estate business fall
Divorced and ruined in Paris, a Polish hairdresser (Zbigniew Zamachowski) gets even with his French ex-wife (Julie Delpy).
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
89 Minutes
Michael Douglas Brian Koppelman Mary-Louise Parker Jenna Fischer Jesse Eisenberg Imogen Poots Ben Shenkman David Costabile Susan Sarandon Danny DeVito Olivia Thirlby
business owner car dealer middle-aged man girlfriend ex-wife daughter amusing endearing dark new york city apartment college restaurant park boston divorce bad behavior midlife crisis adultery family
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Comedy, Drama
2006
123 Minutes
Sabine Azéma Pierre Arditi Laura Morante Lambert Wilson Isabelle Carré André Dussollier Françoise Gillard
real estate agent co-worker old man bartender soldier sister dark emotional fascinating paris apartment restaurant bar love deception romance loneliness death seduction love
Six Parisians, including a real estate agent (Isabelle Carré) and his religious co-worker (André Dussollier), face a sad search for real love.
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
William Powell Kay Francis Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Andre Luguet Henry Kolker Spencer Charters Alan Mowbray Lawrence Grant Jacques Vanaire Charles Coleman
baron baroness thief detective husband lover amusing lighthearted vienna jewelry shop house crime jewelry theft investigation infidelity affair love pursuit forbidden love temptation
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
Comedy, Drama
France|Portugal
1996
124 Minutes
Marcello Mastroianni Anna Galiena Marisa Paredes Melvil Poupaud Chiara Mastroianni Arielle Dombasle Féodor Atkine Jacques Pieller Jean-Yves Gautier Pierre Bellemare Lou Castel
salesman wife professor panhandler butler tycoon creative intricate amusing offbeat paris mansion street apartment sorbonne truth identity alternate reality deception secrets
Take a walk into the dreamlike world of filmmaker Raul Ruiz as he takes us to Paris for a twisting ride. Four strangely symmetrical stories unfold involving love, lust, crime, and time.
Comedy
USA
1966
127 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Peter O'Toole Eli Wallach Charles Boyer Hugh Griffith Fernand Gravey Marcel Dalio Jacques Marin Roger Treville Eddie Malin Bert Bertram
forger art thief burglar daughter father private detective amusing witty lighthearted suspenseful museum paris france family home art forgery robbery schemes deception father/daughter relationship
The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
96 Minutes
Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Warren William Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers Sterling Holloway Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Agnew
showgirl singer songwriter theatrical producer wealthy man brother engaging playful rousing new york city apartment broadway theater poverty wealth show business romance deception song and dance underdog love
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play.
Comedy
USA
1971
102 Minutes
Walter Matthau Elaine May Jack Weston George Rose William Redfield James Coco Graham Jarvis Doris Roberts Rose Arrick Renee Taylor Mildred Clinton
heir heiress uncle butler amusing quirky dark new york city apartment wilderness wealth marrying for money murder plot romance bad behavior deception love transformation wretched excess 1970s
Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and - murder her.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Ireland
2016
81 Minutes
Michael Flynn Paul Kelly
sales manager business owner father friend colleague eccentric amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted offbeat house ireland shop club computer world desperation failing business debt
Trying to save his struggling mattress business, Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online persona 'Mattress Mick', under the guidance of his friend Paul Kelly. As business begins to grow, their friendship starts to implode.
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
70 Minutes
John Barrymore Peter Holden Virginia Weidler Donald MacBride William Demarest Katharine Alexander Bennie Bartlett Brandon Tynan Elisabeth Risdon Granville Bates Luis Alberni
professor daughter son teacher mayor political boss engaging bleak heartwarming uplifting small town college household office family political corruption education small-town life self-esteem transformation
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »