20 movies like The Detective, ordered by similarity : The Light Touch(1951), Gambit(1966), Paddington 2(2017), A Shot in the Dark(1964), The Happytime Murders(2018), The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother(1975), Fantomas(1964), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939), Knives Out(2019), Number Seventeen(1932), Charade(1963), Ghanchakkar(2013) ...
6.7/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1954
91 Minutes
Alec Guinness Joan Greenwood Peter Finch Cecil Parker Bernard Lee Sidney James Ernest Thesiger
priest detective thief hilarious thrilling lighthearted playful london rome church museum crime investigation religion theft search pursuit quest rivalry mystery
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1951
110 Minutes
Stewart Granger Pier Angeli George Sanders Kurt Kaszner Joseph Calleia Larry Keating Rhys Williams Norman Lloyd Mike Mazurki Ben Astar Hans Conried
burglar art dealer painter detective thrilling tense emotional sicily ship tunis, tunisia church heist betrayal forgery fugitives art crime escape quest love
After a professional art thief steals a religious painting from an Italian museum, he tries to cheat his partner by claiming the painting was accidentally destroyed but his suspicious partner and the police are determined to find it.
7.1/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
109 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Michael Caine Herbert Lom Roger C. Carmel Arnold Moss John Abbott Richard Angarola Maurice Marsac Paul Bradley
thief dancer billionaire artist recluse showgirl cool intricate offbeat thrilling amusing england hong kong hotel middle east restaurant penthouse art crime heist
An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.
7.8/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|USA|China|Canada
2017
103 Minutes
Hugh Grant Sally Hawkins Hugh Bonneville Brendan Gleeson Julie Walters Jim Broadbent Samuel Joslin Madeleine Harris Peter Capaldi Tom Conti Joanna Lumley
teddy bear family aunt amusing charming confident creative inspiring lighthearted playful positive united kingdom london theft family life investigation mystery adventure quest
Paddington (Ben Whishaw), now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's (Imelda Staunton's) 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
7.5/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1964
101 Minutes
Peter Sellers Elke Sommer George Sanders Herbert Lom Tracy Reed Graham Stark André Maranne Douglas Wilmer Vanda Godsell Maurice Kaufman Ann Lynn
murderer housekeeper detective sexy woman lover madcap lighthearted playful car household theater france investigation murder injustice poison bomb mystery pursuit love
Inspector Jacques Clouseau investigates the murder of Mr. Benjamin Ballon's driver at a country estate.
5.4/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|China|Canada
2018
91 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Elizabeth Banks Maya Rudolph Leslie David Baker Joel McHale Cynthy Wu Michael McDonald Mitch Silpa Hemky Madera Benjamin Cole Royer Brekkan Spens
puppet police detective murder suspect murder victim partner quirky amusing hilarious lighthearted los angeles crime scene bar road shop murder murder investigation puppetry show business police work mystery
When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.
6.1/10
Comedy
UK|USA
1975
91 Minutes
Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Marty Feldman Dom DeLuise Leo McKern Roy Kinnear John Le Mesurier
opera singer younger brother sherlock holmes detective professor sergeant hilarious cheeky suspenseful intricate london england theft sibling rivalry investigation teamwork government secrets mystery pursuit rivalry
The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.
7.0/10
Adventure, Comedy
France|Italy
1964
105 Minutes
Jean Marais Louis De Funès Mylène Demongeot Marie-Helen Arnaud Jacques Dynam Robert Dalban
masked man man detective assistant commissar jewel thief amusing hilarious engaging witty charming playful france jewelry theft investigation comedy crimefighting adventure escape mystery
The best men of France - a brave journalist and an extremely energetic commissioner - attack the trail of a mysterious criminal mastermind.
7.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn George Zucco E.E. Clive Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson nemesis beautiful woman brother crafty intricate thrilling suspenseful london tower of london 221b baker street death theft revenge investigation revenge rivalry mystery quest
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
7.9/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2019
130 Minutes
Daniel Craig Chris Evans Ana de Armas Jamie Lee Curtis Toni Collette Don Johnson Michael Shannon LaKeith Stanfield Katherine Langford Jaeden Martell Noah Segan
novelist detective family member staff member amusing offbeat creative confident cool mansion estate untimely death investigation lie truth mystery pursuit discovery rivalry wretched excess
A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
5.8/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1932
65 Minutes
Leon M. Lion Anne Grey John Stuart Donald Calthrop Bart Jones Ann Casson Garry Marsh Henry Caine Herbert Langley
hobo detective thief young girl suspenseful amusing intricate london house train heist deception jewelry identity investigation mystery discovery pursuit 1930s
A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.
7.9/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
114 Minutes
Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn Walter Matthau James Coburn George Kennedy Ned Glass Jacques Marin Paul Bonifas Dominique Minot Thomas Chelimsky
widow boyfriend thief police officer cool suspenseful charming paris french alps ski resort office hideout street crime heist investigation money world war ii mystery pursuit
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
5.8/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
India
2013
140 Minutes
young man young woman husband wife thief robber engaging hilarious lighthearted hysterical gripping mumbai, india india city house robbery heist memory loss husband/wife relationship confusion
A safe cracker claims he has lost his memory when two criminals come calling for their cut of the bank heist loot.
7.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Russell Crowe Ryan Gosling Angourie Rice Matt Bomer Margaret Qualley Yaya DaCosta Keith David Beau Knapp Lois Smith Murielle Telio Gil Gerard
private detective enforcer missing person daughter assassin lawyer cheeky hilarious cool los angeles bar strip club apartment office car missing persons detective work unlikely allies assassination attempt search
In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
7.1/10
Comedy
UK|USA
1975
115 Minutes
Peter Sellers Christopher Plummer Herbert Lom Catherine Schell Burt Kwouk Peter Arne Gregoire Aslan André Maranne Victor Spinetti
police detective police chief shah thief lady madcap hilarious lugash paris switzerland museum resort jewelry theft investigation inspector clouseau frame-ups luck pursuit mystery 1970s
Inspector Jacque Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.
6.2/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2020
90 Minutes
James Roday Dulé Hill Maggie Lawson Kirsten Nelson Corbin Bernsen Timothy Omundson
police chief psychic detective victim amusing offbeat hilarious outlandish clinic crime scene san francisco bakery ambush left for dead strange happenings murder case ghosts discovery pursuit mystery
After unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding.
4.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
China
2017
95 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Simon Yam Lynn Hung Yu Xing Hannah Quinlivan Jing Liang Da Ying Rong Chang Lyon Zhang
private detective security expert englishman chinese man thief crime boss frenetic suspenseful thrilling shanghai conspiracy theft ambush crime crime syndicate redemption mystery escape pursuit rescue
A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.
6.0/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
96 Minutes
Michael Caine Mickey Rooney Lionel Stander Lizabeth Scott Nadia Cassini Al Lettieri Dennis Price Amerigo Tot Leopoldo Trieste Robert Sacchi Joe Z. Cordina
author actor princess clairvoyant priest hit man amusing cool offbeat rome malta party ghost writing cross-dressing surveillance murder investigation cancer mystery pursuit
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
3.8/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2018
90 Minutes
Will Ferrell John C. Reilly Rebecca Hall Rob Brydon Steve Coogan Kelly Macdonald Hugh Laurie Lauren Lapkus Pam Ferris Ralph Fiennes
sherlock holmes nemesis murder suspect murder victim professor amusing hilarious outlandish unrestrained suspenseful england apartment crime scene palace party sherlock holmes investigation rivalry murder detective work
A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|Canada|USA
2001
123 Minutes
Robert De Niro Edward Norton Angela Bassett Marlon Brando Gary Farmer Paul Soles Cassandra Wilson Mose Allison
thief partner guard detective love interest safecracker thrilling suspenseful tense gripping montreal compound mansion sewer basement vault heist art betrayal deception
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Dennis Hoey Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Charles Francis Richard Nugent Mary Gordon Rondo Hatton Leslie Denison
sherlock holmes doctor watson police detective thief thug gripping intricate suspenseful london museum house theft investigation murder impersonation pursuit quest 1940s
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
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