20 movies like Shadow of the Thin Man, ordered by similarity : After the Thin Man(1936), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017), No Man of Her Own(1932), The Thin Man Goes Home(1944), BlacKkKlansman(2018), The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014), The Mad Miss Manton(1938), Murder, She Said(1961), Barney's Version(2010), Murder on the Orient Express(2017), Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017), When Ladies Meet(1933) ...
Comedy, Drama
1941
97 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Barry Nelson Donna Reed Sam Levene Alan Baxter Stella Adler
retiree wife police detective reporter jockey commissioner engaging playful tense san francisco racetrack locker room wrestling ring apartment office murder horse racing journalism undercover operations marriage
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) solve racetrack-related murders with their 4-year-old son and dog, Asta.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Frances McDormand Woody Harrelson Sam Rockwell Lucas Hedges Clarke Peters Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Caleb Landry Jones Kerry Condon John Hawkes Kathryn Newton
mother police chief police officer dead person dentist reporter amusing emotional brash gutsy tense unrestrained missouri small town restaurant dentist's office murder investigation police work vendetta justice
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1932
85 Minutes
Clark Gable Carole Lombard Dorothy Mackaill Grant Mitchell Elizabeth Patterson Lillian Harmer George Barbier J. Farrell MacDonald Charley Grapewin
gambler librarian partner detective wife mistress cheeky confident emotional manhattan small town new york city apartment wall street gambling marriage deception investigation crime relocation
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Comedy, Drama
1944
100 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy Lucile Watson Gloria DeHaven Anne Revere Harry Davenport Helen Vinson Lloyd Corrigan Donald Meek Edward Brophy Leon Ames
detective wife mother father spy artist cheeky engaging suspenseful new york city small town store apartment household investigation family espionage small-town life murder art
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit his hometown, sober, and link art and corpses to a spy ring.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
134 Minutes
John David Washington Adam Driver Laura Harrier Topher Grace Jasper Pääkkönen Corey Hawkins Ryan Eggold Michael Joseph Buscemi Paul Walter Hauser Ashlie Atkinson Alec Baldwin
detective white supremacist partner undercover cop police officer amusing hilarious tense suspenseful thrilling police station secret headquarters office woods house undercover operations ku klux klan police work investigation underdog
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2014
99 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes F. Murray Abraham Mathieu Amalric Adrien Brody Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Jude Law Harvey Keitel Bill Murray Edward Norton Saoirse Ronan
concierge protégé guest elderly woman lover police detective charming confident chilling hotel ski resort europe hotel room office police station hospitality sexual conquests elder care murder false accusations
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Sam Levene Frances Mercer Stanley Ridges Helen Whitney Bourne Vicki Lester Ann Evers Catherine O'Quinn Linda Terry Eleanor Hansen
heiress wealthy man editor police officer husband wife madcap crafty engaging new york city house office police station apartment murder high society investigation news romance adventure
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
86 Minutes
Margaret Rutherford Arthur Kennedy Muriel Pavlow James Robertson Justice Charles "Bud" Tingwell Thorley Walters Conrad Phillips Ronnie Raymond Joan Hickson Stringer Davis Ronald Howard
detective conductor wealthy man police detective private investigator miss marple charming playful manor train library murder investigation unlikely hero secret identity mystery pursuit 1960s
When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|Canada
2010
132 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Rosamund Pike Minnie Driver Rachelle Lefevre Scott Speedman Bruce Greenwood Mark Addy Saul Rubinek Dustin Hoffman
grump television producer wife ex-wife father son hilarious emotional sad rome montreal, quebec office bar train success failed marriage pregnancy father/son relationship hockey murder investigation
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada
2017
80 Minutes
Candace Cameron Marilu Henner Yannick Bisson Lexa Doig Miranda Frigon Bruce Dawson Ellie Harvie Scott Lyster
librarian best friend newspaper reporter boyfriend dead person chief of police ex-cia agent detective murder suspect murder victim lighthearted engaging suspenseful united states town garden murder murder investigation investigation mystery
While staying at a cabin in the woods during the weekend, three teenage kids discover their neighbor is 'feeding' guests to her zombie family. In short order, the battle is on as the kids fight to save themselves and their family.
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, Drama
France|UK
1954
85 Minutes
Gérard Philipe Natasha Parry Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Margaret Johnson Germaine Montero Julie Anslow Mae Bacon
husband wife boss best friend young woman wealthy woman witty amusing emotional london apartment household bus office england infidelity marriage romance deception sexual conquests
A philanderer fakes suicide with unexpected consequences.
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.
Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
2009
85 Minutes
Gregory Smith Kristen Hager Kristin Adams Robert Dayton Sarah Gadon Kaniehtiio Horn Peter Keleghan Travis Milne Ryan Robbins Sherry McLaughlin Anjelica Scannura
charles manson murder suspect murder victim murderer juror judge intense melodramatic profound raw shocking court jail cult murder trial metamorphosis fall sacrifice revenge
Perry (Gregory Smith) falls in love with Leslie (Kristen Hager) while serving as a juror at her murder trial.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1945
76 Minutes
John Mills Stewart Granger Alastair Sim Joy Shelton Alison Leggatt Beatrice Varley
soldier draft dodger wife doctor ex-girlfriend air raid warden spirited cheeky engaging intense heartwarming london train station air-raid shelter office street household world war ii marriage deception
A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Daveed Diggs Rafael Casal Janina Gavankar Jasmine Cephas Jones Ethan Embry Tisha Campbell-Martin Utkarsh Ambudkar Kevin Carroll Nyambi Nyambi Jon Chaffin Wayne Knight
ex-convict probation officer best friend police officer suspect entrepreneur bleak disturbing gripping intense oakland, calif. truck apartment street life after prison witnessing murder racial issues police brutality starting over temptation
While on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend.
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama
South Korea
2015
124 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang Yu Ah-in Hae-jin Yoo Dal-su Oh Man-shik Jeong Woong-in Jeong Yoon-ju Jang Shi-hoo Kim
investigator detective criminal millionaire young man heir confident cool engaging gripping intense powerful city street south korea crime abuse of power determination investigation wealth
A honest cop seeks justice for a common man against all odds. A rich boy seeks revenge on the cop.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
85 Minutes
Woody Allen Janet Margolin Marcel Hillaire Jacquelyn Hyde Lonny Chapman Jan Merlin James Anderson Howard Storm Mark Gordon Micil Murphy Minnow Moskowitz
criminal wife police officer amusing hilarious san francisco san quentin penitentiary aspirations crime incompetency family marriage quest escape 1960s
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
98 Minutes
Stanley Baker John Crawford Donald Pleasence Billie Whitelaw
inspector escaped convict murderer detective gang leader criminal gripping thrilling suspenseful tense intense engaging manchester, england jailbreak on the run mission criminals murder investigation money discovery
In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.