20 movies like Spare a Copper, ordered by similarity : Up There(2012), The Gentle Sex(1943), Zootopia(2016), Bringing Up Baby(1938), Missing Link(2019), It's Always Fair Weather(1955), Hail, Caesar!(2016), Early Man(2018), Dad's Army(1971), Anita & Me(2002), The Belles of St. Trinian's(1954), On the Double(1961) ...
Comedy
UK
1940
77 Minutes
saboteur police officer amusing charming cheeky madcap liverpool, england police station docks world war ii sabotage mistaken identity quest pursuit transformation 20th century
A brave wartime copper (policeman) becomes a hero when he thwarts a plot to destroy a battleship. But then the rest of the police get the idea that he is one of the enemy agents.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2012
80 Minutes
Burn Gorman Warren Brown Jo Hartley Iain De Caestecker Chris Waitt Alexander Morton Kate O'Flynn Kulvinder Ghir Aymen Hamdouchi Brad Moore Kirsty Strain
angel accident victim dead person cheeky charming amusing heartwarming uplifting touching england seaside purgatory town afterlife redemption quest pursuit rescue transformation 21st century
Martin (deceased) is stuck in a dead-end job, welcoming the newly departed into the afterlife. All he dreams of is going 'Up There'. But his plans are thrown into disarray when he has to ... See full summary »
Comedy, War
UK
1943
92 Minutes
Lilli Palmer Rosamund John Joan Gates Jean Gillie Joan Greenwood Joyce Howard
volunteer army officer corporal captain army colonel refugee amusing lighthearted witty winsome cheeky charming england army camp world war iii women during wartime war effort propaganda military life romance
This film tells the stories of seven 'gentle' British girls who decide to "do their bit" and help out during World War II.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2016
108 Minutes
elephant police officer fox partner criminal rabbit charming creative cheeky city police station office street car market animals police work teamwork crime deadline
In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.
Comedy
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Charles Ruggles May Robson Barry Fitzgerald Walter Catlett Fritz Feld Ward Bond
paleontologist heiress matron fiancée police officer airy madcap witty mansion restaurant museum golf course police station love triangle mistaken identity daunting task wealth wild animals love pursuit
While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
Canada|USA
2019
94 Minutes
explorer yeti adventurer rival wealthy man madcap amusing thrilling pacific northwest shangri-la forest secret location england myth monsters acceptance adventure legend endangered species adventure
Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend.
Musical, Comedy
1955
102 Minutes
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Dolores Gray Michael Kidd David Burns Jay C. Flippen Steve Mitchell Hal March Paul Maxey
veteran friend program coordinator gangster tv personality charming amusing new york city bar television studio friendship reunion world war ii television failure debt quest transformation pursuit 1940s
A talk-show staffer (Cyd Charisse) puts a fight manager (Gene Kelly), adman (Dan Dailey) and cook on TV 10 years after they parted as GIs.
Comedy
USA|UK|Japan
2016
106 Minutes
Josh Brolin Ethan Coen George Clooney Alden Ehrenreich Ralph Fiennes Scarlett Johansson Tilda Swinton Channing Tatum Frances McDormand Jonah Hill Veronica Osorio
actor studio head kidnapper director police officer president charming cheeky amusing movie set movie studio office car bar street movies disillusionment kidnapping ransom survival
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA|France|Australia|Japan|Ireland|Germany|Finland|China|Belgium
2018
89 Minutes
caveman pig tribal leader tribesman conquistador prisoner amusing lighthearted emotional cheeky cheery charming forest village woods stadium city prison camp conquest saving the day
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
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
UK
2002
93 Minutes
Chandeep Uppal Anna Brewster Sanjeev Bhaskar Ayesha Dharker Kathy Burke Lynn Redgrave Omid Djalili Meera Syal Alex Freeborn Max Beesley Zohra Segal
child friend indian racist amusing charming cheeky heartwarming lighthearted england village family home countryside working class friendship culture clash adventure growing up transformation 20th century
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1954
91 Minutes
Alastair Sim George Cole Joyce Grenfell Hermione Baddeley Betty Ann Davies Beryl Reid Renee Houston
headmistress bookie student juvenile delinquents petty criminal teacher amusing witty lighthearted cheeky madcap spirited boarding school england spying boarding-school life horse racing education delinquency deception
The schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books as they try to get-rich-quick. They are abetted by the headmistress' brother.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Danny Kaye Dana Wynter Wilfrid Hyde-White Margaret Rutherford Diana Dors Allan Cuthbertson Jesse White Gregory Walcott Terence de Marney Rex Evans Edgar Barrier
private lady wife valet colonel captain general corporal sergeant adolf hitler amusing confident engaging frenetic gripping gutsy hilarious intricate madcap patriotic
At the time of the Invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British General in order to confuse the Nazi spies and assassins in London.
Comedy
UK
1960
86 Minutes
Sidney James Eric Barker Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Hattie Jacques
police officers recruit bumbler rookie police chief rookie cop hilarious lighthearted airy amusing heartwarming charming police station prison office new recruits police work bumbling romance comedy
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1959
86 Minutes
Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Ted Ray Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Rosalind Knight
headmaster student inspector child psychologist english teacher music teacher amusing cheeky witty lighthearted madcap crafty england sabotage education teaching humor job hunting student-teacher relationship discovery
Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1941
81 Minutes
Arthur Askey Richard Murdoch Lily Morris Moore Marriott Graham Moffatt Peter Gawthorne Kathleen Harrison Felix Aylmer
entertainer agent cook socialite patron singer amusing madcap melodramatic london office air-raid shelter music hall estate underground theater production class distinctions world war ii assumed identity fundraising
Struggling entertainers who are trying to put on a show pose as servants to wealthy woman in hopes of raising the money.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
India
2005
172 Minutes
Tusshar Kapoor Riteish Deshmukh Isha Koppikar Neha Dhupia Anupam Kher Shoma Anand
young man friend roommate landlord police officer amusing hilarious hysterical madcap india city house kidnapping mistaken identity sexual orientation adventure quest pursuit 2000s
Karan and Rahul are fashion designers and surives on food of others functions. But some twists and confusion changes their life.
Comedy
UK
1974
91 Minutes
Sidney James Joan Sims Kenneth Connor Barbara Windsor Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Bernard Bresslaw
robber reverend king criminal rival officer amusing cheeky madcap melodramatic outlandish quirky england countryside highway rectory inn crime robbery robbery attempt
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1969
98 Minutes
Tony Randall Janet Leigh Jim Backus Roddy McDowall Ken Berry Charlotte Rae Kay Cole Richard Dreyfuss Lou Wagner Arnold Stang Harvey Lembeck
scientist family band member businessman record producer rival amusing charming crafty lighthearted madcap playful underwater research base family home scientific experiments rock 'n' roll escape escape quest rivalry
A marine scientist volunteers to have his family live in a prototype underwater home to prove it's practical.
Comedy, War
UK
1943
97 Minutes
George Formby Anne Firth Reginald Purdell Peter Murray Hill Charles Farrell Eliot Makeham
waiter sailor german spy nazi wren admiral witty engaging lighthearted madcap amusing hilarious england mistaken identity career aspirations world war ii musical performance navy humor adventure
Nazi spies are out to destroy a new submarine killer, the "Firefly", being developed by the British navy. A hapless waiter named George, after being rejected for military service three ... See full summary »