20 movies like Step Lively, Jeeves, ordered by similarity : The Sting(1973), Sexy Beast(2000), Dad's Army(1971), Lady for a Day(1933), Kid Millions(1934), Catch Me if You Can(2002), Times Square Lady(1935), Five of a Kind(1938), Fantomas Strikes Back(1965), When Ladies Meet(1933), Angels in Disguise(1949), Inspector Hornleigh(1939) ...
Comedy
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Arthur Treacher Patricia Ellis Robert Kent Alan Dinehart George Givot Helen Flint John Harrington George Cooper Arthur Housman Max Wagner Franklin Panghorn
butler englishman con artist jeeves gangster reporter cheery witty airy england new york city crime scam kidnapping deception inheritance pursuit rivalry underdog 1930s
Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
129 Minutes
Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw Charles Durning Ray Walston Eileen Brennan Harold Gould John Heffernan Dana Elcar Jack Kehoe Dimitra Arliss
con artist mentor gangster amusing witty engaging chicago deception shady dealings revenge scams gambling revenge quest underdog 1930s
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Spain
2000
88 Minutes
Ray Winstone Ben Kingsley Ian McShane Amanda Redman Cavan Kendall Julianne White Álvaro Monje James Fox Darkie Smith
ex-convict gangster nemesis wife associate crime boss intense suspenseful witty spain villa london england bathhouse bank bank heist crime one last job going straight murder
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
Comedy
UK
1971
95 Minutes
soldier man major airy amusing cheeky cheery hilarious madcap witty seaside small town england world war ii hostage situation adventure rescue pursuit 1930s
The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Warren William May Robson Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Ned Sparks Walter Connolly Jean Parker Nat Pendleton Barry Norton Halliwell Hobbes Hobart Bosworth
fruit seller mother daughter fiancé gangster father amusing intricate new york city mother/daughter relationship deception class distinctions social standing family gangsters underdog transformation 1930s
A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Ann Sothern Ethel Merman Jesse Block
con artist sheik heir son madcap lighthearted cheeky egypt new york city ship treasure travel inheritance politics con game archaeology adventure pursuit rivalry underdog
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy (Eddie Cantor) who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2002
140 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks Christopher Walken Martin Sheen Nathalie Baye Amy Adams James Brolin Brian Howe Frank John Hughes Steve Eastin Chris Ellis
con artist fbi agent love interest teenager suspenseful witty crafty los angeles france spain scams deception crime impersonation pursuit 1960s
Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Robert Taylor Virginia Bruce Helen Twelvetrees Isabel Jewell Nat Pendleton Pinky Tomlin Henry Kolker Raymond Hatton Jack LaRue Robert Elliott Fred Kohler
daughter attorney love interest gangster host nightclub employee emotional suspenseful intricate new york city hockey rink dog track nightclub street inheritance con game deception greed organized crime corruption
Toni Bradley comes to New York City, from a small town in Iowa, to take over her late father's estate and sporting business, which is primarily gambling on sports events, with a lot of the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
83 Minutes
Jean Hersholt Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Slim Summerville Henry Wilcoxon Inez Courtney John Qualen Jane Darwell Pauline Moore Andrew Tombes David Torrence
reporter rival editor doctor best friend child unrestrained cheeky church newsroom radio station canada jail new york city journalism competition radio deception lawsuit publicity
At age four-and-a-half the Dionne quintuplets in their third movie - singing, dancing, playing with puppies, being charming.
Comedy
France|Italy
1965
94 Minutes
Jean Marais Louis De Funès Mylène Demongeot Jacques Dynam Christian Toma Michel Duplaix Pietro Tordi Robert Dalban Henri Attal
masked man man detective kidnapper commissar scientist amusing hilarious engaging witty charming playful france investigation comedy crimefighting science kidnapping adventure escape
When Professor Marchand, a famous scientist, mysteriously disappears, the commissioner, Juve, immediately suspects Fantomas.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Alice Brady Frank Morgan Martin Burton Luis Alberni
reporter novelist publisher wife best friend husband playful witty city apartment golf course cottage bedroom affair impersonation deception writing friendship hoax rivalry
Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1949
63 Minutes
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Gabriel Dell Mickey Knox Edward Ryan Richard Benedict William Benedict David Gorcey Joe Turkel Pepe Hern
copy boy police officer friend crime boss mobster bank robber lighthearted suspenseful bank police station newsroom candy store new york city bowery investigation undercover operations organized crime bank heist deception pursuit
The Bowery Boys investigate a murder, and all the evidence points to the involvement of the notorious Loop gang.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1939
76 Minutes
Gordon Harker Alastair Sim Miki Hood Hugh Williams Wally Patch Steven Geray Edward Underdown Gibb McLaughlin Ronald Adam Eliot Makeham
inspector detective thief murderer sergeant government official witty suspenseful amusing england crime scene scam murder theft investigation stocks mystery pursuit 1930s
Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets.
Comedy
UK
1939
87 Minutes
George Formby Googie Withers Gus McNaughton Garry Marsh Joss Ambler Ronald Shiner C. Denier Warren Martita Hunt
counterfeiter airy amusing charming confident frenetic england investigation crime windfall pursuit underdog 1930s
George has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
Alec Guinness Stanley Holloway Sidney James Alfie Bass Marjorie Fielding John Gregson Edie Martin Clive Morton Ronald Adam Sydney Tafler Meredith Edwards
bank robbers police officer schoolgirl artist inspector petty criminal witty cheeky charming london paris bank robbery scams adventure pursuit underdog 1950s
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.
Comedy
USA
1976
94 Minutes
Peter Falk Peter Sellers Truman Capote Eileen Brennan James Coco Alec Guinness Elsa Lanchester David Niven Maggie Smith Nancy Walker Estelle Winwood
private investigator wealthy man butler maid cook nurse hysterical madcap intricate amusing outlandish castle united states living space dining room crime scene hallway crime scam reward
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jean Arthur Arthur Hohl Wallace Ford Arthur Byron Donald Meek Paul Harvey Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot James Donlan
clerk gangster love interest boss police detective newspaper owner madcap confident intricate witty apartment police station office newsroom hideout mistaken identity wrongfully accused impersonation murder plot crime
Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.
Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Joan Crawford Richard Boleslawski William Powell Robert Montgomery Frank Morgan Nigel Bruce Jessie Ralph Benita Hume Melville Cooper Ralph Forbes Colleen Clare
socialite butler wealthy man lord duchess detective witty emotional amusing london estate new york city ship jewelry theft secret identity deception love triangle swindling partnership discovery
Two English aristocrats pursue a rich American widow who may not be quite the person she claims to be.
Comedy
UK
1965
112 Minutes
Charlie Drake George Sanders Dennis Price Nyree Dawn Porter Eddie Byrne Finlay Currie Percy Herbert Geoffrey Keen George A. Cooper Christopher Rhodes Norman Bird
con artist locksmith wrongly accused burglar police officer gangster amusing engaging madcap offbeat crime scene prison safe wrongful conviction manipulation imprisonment escape crime deception adventure
A short, kind, very innocent and efficient locksmith is cheated by a burglar in order to rob a car and to open a safe strongbox. The police catch him and is sent to jail. Once there, some ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
2013
79 Minutes
Amara Karan Tom Mison Madhur Jaffrey Adeel Akhtar Paul Bazely Ray Panthaki Harish Patel Nikesh Patel Kulvinder Ghir Romy Ahluwalia
brother chef rival daughter lawyer restaurateur amusing airy lighthearted engaging witty heartwarming england brother relationship family feud running a business sibling rivalry restaurant business indian cuisine love
This comedy revolves around two brothers, both wonderful chefs, who fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family recipe book in half - one brother gets the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1931
101 Minutes
Adolphe Menjou Pat O'Brien Mary Brian Edward Everett Horton Walter Catlett Mae Clarke George E. Stone
reporter editor convict amusing witty new york city prison newsroom investigative journalism murder conspiracy discovery pursuit 1930s
A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.