20 movies like After the Fox, ordered by similarity : The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Two Way Stretch(1960), Up the River(1930), The Cracksman(1965), The Producers(1968), Cafe Express(1981), Murder, He Says(1945), Pardon Us(1931), Life During Wartime(2009), Hannibal Brooks(1969), The Big Job(1965), Papillon(2017) ...
Comedy
UK|Italy|USA
1966
103 Minutes
Peter Sellers Victor Mature Britt Ekland Martin Balsam Akim Tamiroff Paolo Stoppa Tino Buazzelli Mac Ronay
director criminal fan movie star police chief sister amusing lighthearted thrilling italy village prison court movies smuggling impersonation scam guilt prison break quest
An Italian criminal mastermind, impersonating a film director, plans to grab the loot on a beach where a bogus movie is being filmed.
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
UK
1960
87 Minutes
Peter Sellers Wilfrid Hyde-White David Lodge Bernard Cribbins Maurice Denham Lionel Jeffries Irene Handl Liz Fraser Beryl Reid Noel Hood Myrette Morven
inmate accomplice cellmate prison official con artist witty endearing lighthearted england prison sewer jewelry theft prison life prison break impersonation alibi adventure temptation 1960s
Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
90 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Humphrey Bogart Warren Hymer Claire Luce
prisoner partner inmate parolee ex-boyfriend love interest cheeky lighthearted amusing prison town mission street cell prison break friendship prison life blackmail baseball framed
When paroled trustee Steve and former inmate Judy who try to put their criminal lives behind them are blackmailed, two career criminals come to their rescue.
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
USA
1968
88 Minutes
Zero Mostel Gene Wilder Dick Shawn Kenneth Mars Estelle Winwood Christopher Hewett Andreas Voutsinas Lee Meredith Renee Taylor Frank Campanella
producer accountant playwright actor director hippie hilarious cheeky charming office theater courtroom prison broadway theater theater production nazism scams shady dealings quest fall
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
Comedy
Italy
1981
89 Minutes
Nino Manfredi Adolfo Celi Vittorio Mezzogiorno Luigi Basagaluppi Silvio Spaccesi Vittorio Caprioli Marzio Honorato Gigi Reder
vendor train conductor train passenger bureaucrat laborer son witty amusing charming endearing lighthearted uplifting italy train travel coffee bureaucracy money father/son relationship desperation adventure
An Italian laborer (Nino Manfredi) foils anyone who tries to stop him from selling espresso on the Milan-to-Naples train.
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
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, Drama
USA
2009
98 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Ciarán Hinds Allison Janney Michael Lerner Chris Marquette Rich Pecci Charlotte Rampling Paul Reubens Ally Sheedy Dylan Riley Snyder Renee Taylor
sister mother boyfriend husband waitress son dark melodramatic amusing house prison bedroom suburbia family dysfunction failed romance pedophilia haunting unhappy marriage sisterhood discovery
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
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 »
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
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
USA
1993
99 Minutes
John Goodman Cathy Moriarty Simon Fenton Omri Katz Lisa Jakub Kellie Martin Jesse Lee Soffer Lucinda Jenney James Villemaire Robert Picardo Jesse White
producer actress girlfriend son friend daughter charming campy lighthearted amusing key west, fla. military base movie theater high school cuban missile crisis b-movies cold war paranoia filmmaking family
A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Comedy
UK
1965
125 Minutes
Kim Novak Richard Johnson Angela Lansbury Leo McKern Vittorio De Sica George Sanders Lilli Palmer Peter Butterworth
orphan young woman mayor son lady husband banker petty criminal thief ship captain priest prison guard amusing brash campy cheeky confident engaging frenetic gutsy
A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.
Comedy, Action
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Michael Caine Noel Coward Benny Hill Margaret Blye Tony Beckley Raf Vallone Rossano Brazzi Irene Handl John Le Mesurier Fred Emney John Clive
ex-convict criminal thief mafia boss thrilling suspenseful intricate engaging italy car road car chase cars traffic jam robbery crime crime spree criminals escape quest
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
Comedy
UK|Mexico
1983
101 Minutes
Graham Chapman Peter Boyle Marty Feldman Cheech Marin Tommy Chong Peter Cook Eric Idle Madeline Kahn James Mason John Cleese Martin Hewitt
pirate son secret agent conquistador nobleman amusing witty caribbean ship island prison buried treasure prison break piracy father/son relationship race against time quest rivalry 17th century
After serving two decades in prison, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out determined to recover the treasure that he buried so long ago, alongside his son, old crew, and the British Navy.
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, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Ben Stiller Robin Williams Owen Wilson Dan Stevens Ben Kingsley Steve Coogan Ricky Gervais Rebel Wilson Skyler Gisondo Rami Malek Patrick Gallagher
guard museum director son theodore roosevelt lancelot thrilling amusing madcap london museum fantasy world magic historical exhibit reanimation chase race against time quest metamorphosis sacrifice pursuit
Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1981
95 Minutes
Jim Henson Frank Oz Dave Goelz Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Charles Grodin Diana Rigg John Cleese Robert Morley Peter Ustinov Jack Warden
kermit the frog miss piggy fozzie bear gonzo fashion designer brother amusing cheeky engaging england london hotel prison diamond heist false accusations prison break reporting friendship brother/sister relationship adventure
Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.