20 movies like Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, ordered by similarity : Harry and Walter Go to New York(1976), The Big Job(1965), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), The Confirmation(2016), Henry's Crime(2010), Murder, He Says(1945), Dean(2016), Logan Lucky(2017), City Island(2009), Happy, Texas(1999), Pardon Us(1931), The Bank Dick(1940) ...
Comedy
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride Richard Long Jim Backus Hal March Meg Randall Charles McGraw
father mother bank robber partner son daughter-in-law madcap family home washington state new york city hotel police station vacation mistaken identity bank robbery baby-sitting theft deception pursuit adventure
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
Comedy
USA
1976
111 Minutes
James Caan Elliott Gould Michael Caine Diane Keaton Charles Durning Lesley Ann Warren Val Avery Jack Gilford Dennis Dugan Carol Kane Kathryn Grody
thief friend entertainer prisoner gangster bank robber engaging witty playful charming lighthearted positive prison bank new york city restaurant big city home bank robbery prison break
Two hopelessly-out-of-their-class conmen attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the nineteenth century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world, and the ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1965
88 Minutes
Sidney James Sylvia Syms Dick Emery Lance Percival Joan Sims Jim Dale Edina Ronay Deryck Guyier Brian Rawlinson Reginald Beckwith David Horne
bank robbers prisoner police captain girlfriend airy amusing hilarious charming prison police station bank bank robbery life after prison prison release money love rise revenge quest adventure
An inept gang of bank robbers, led by George The Brain, are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each. When they are released from prison they start out to collect the money they ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action, Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Keanu Reeves James Caan Vera Farmiga Judy Greer Peter Stormare Fisher Stevens Bill Duke Currie Graham David Costabile Danny Hoch
bank robber actress prisoner ex-wife thief woman amusing charming witty lighthearted melodramatic emotional united states prison bank bank robbery love love interest money prison
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Comedy
USA
1945
91 Minutes
surveyor mother son brother grandmother escaped convict outlandish madcap unrestrained rural community household dining room bank jail hillbillies family poison murder prison break impersonation
A pollster stumbles on a family of murderous hillbillies, and joins in their search for hidden treasure.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|China
2017
119 Minutes
Channing Tatum Adam Driver Farrah Mackenzie Riley Keough Daniel Craig Katie Holmes Charles Halford Seth MacFarlane Jack Quaid Brian Gleeson Katherine Waterston
brother friend robber prisoner construction worker bank robber amusing brooding confident gripping madcap west virginia prison dump racetrack heist nascar hard times family honor bad luck
Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Jeremy Northam Steve Zahn William H. Macy Ally Walker Illeana Douglas M.C. Gainey Ron Perlman Tim Bagley Michael Hitchcock Paul Dooley Mo Gaffney
bank robber escaped convict sheriff teacher banker young girl madcap texas small town prison police station bank school prison break mistaken identity love triangle heist homosexuality transformation 1990s
3 prisoners escape. 2 end up in Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple expected there to help with the small girls beauty pageant. As the 2 are paid $1000, they decide to stay until the heat is gone.
Comedy
USA
1931
55 Minutes
bootlegger partner warden daughter cellmate prisoner playful madcap prison office cell school field dentist's office prison life prison break prohibition impersonation friendship escape
Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition.
Comedy
1940
74 Minutes
W.C. Fields Cora Witherspoon Una Merkel Evelyn Del Rio Jessie Ralph Franklin Pangborn Shemp Howard Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Russell Hicks
guard bank teller inspector swindler daughter bank robber madcap hilarious lighthearted outlandish small town bank hotel car luck schemes embezzlement hero worship bank heist getaway
A man inadvertently foils a robbery and is awarded the job of bank guard, forcing him to face a real holdup.
Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke
father mother daughter son-in-law mother-in-law father-in-law amusing endearing touching united states household parenthood love family old age love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Christie Brinkley Anthony Michael Hall Imogene Coca Randy Quaid Dana Barron John Candy Eddie Bracken Brian Doyle Murray Eugene Levy
father wife son daughter aunt beautiful woman hilarious madcap chicago car los angeles hotel amusement park grand canyon travel family road trip vacation quest adventure
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
Comedy
USA
1991
100 Minutes
Bill Murray Richard Dreyfuss Julie Hagerty Charlie Korsmo Kathryn Erbe Tom Aldredge Susan Willis Roger Bowen Fran Brill
psychiatrist patient wife author son daughter hilarious quirky lighthearted madcap new hampshire vacation home new york city lake psychiatrist's office vacation mental illness therapy family nervous breakdown
A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
Kids & Family, Other, Adventure, Comedy
USA
2012
91 Minutes
Haylie Duff Sam Mendoti Shannon Elizabeth Jason Brooks Joe Hursley Madeleine Falkskog Clyde Tull Richard Lund Zach Louis Austin James Wolff Sam Elliot Hafermalz
young boy friend puppy golden retriever bank robbers bank robber emotional positive playful charming heartwarming lighthearted abandoned house bank dog rescue human-animal friendship childhood bank robbery friendship christmas
A boy befriends a litter of homeless Golden Retrievers. Together, they help stop a bank robbery just in time for Christmas.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada
1978
103 Minutes
Elliott Gould Christopher Plummer Susannah York Céline Lomez Michael Kirby Ken Pogue John Candy Gail Dahms Micheal Donoghue Jack Duffy
bank teller bank robber love interest brooding confident tense thrilling intense toronto apartment bank canada bank robbery theft schemes pursuit quest revenge rivalry love
A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.
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, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1992
120 Minutes
Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern Catherine O'Hara John Heard Devin Ratray Tim Curry Brenda Fricker Eddie Bracken Gerry Bamman Kieran Culkin
boy hotel desk clerk bellhop father criminal partner hilarious frenetic intricate heartwarming new york city hotel miami airport toy store park lost father/son relationship precocious child travel
One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.