20 movies like The Happening, ordered by similarity : Too Many Crooks(1959), Big Trouble(2002), Married to the Mob(1988), Fantomas vs Scotland Yard(1967), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken(1966), One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961), The Palm Beach Story(1942), Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967), Rivers 9(2015), Priceless(2006), The Man From the Diner's Club(1963), Revenge of the Pink Panther(1978) ...
Comedy
USA
1967
101 Minutes
Anthony Quinn George Maharis Faye Dunaway Michael Parks Robert Walker Martha Hyer Milton Berle Oscar Homolka Jack Kruschen Clifton James John Randolph Kuhl
hippie flower girl bum wealthy man mafia boss amusing lighthearted madcap miami kidnapping ransom blackmail mistaken identity revenge pursuit 1960s
Young drifters kidnap rich businessman Roc Delmonico for kicks and demand $200K for his release. But none of Roc's relatives or Mafia associates want to part with the money. So Roc switches allegiances and plots revenge.
Comedy
UK
1959
85 Minutes
Terry-Thomas Brenda De Banzie George Cole Bernard Bresslaw Sidney James Joe Melia Vera Day Nicholas Parsons Rosalie Ashley
millionaire kidnapper criminal wife husband amusing madcap london mansion kidnapping theft family dysfunction incompetency mistaken identity ransom revenge pursuit 1950s
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2002
85 Minutes
Tim Allen Rene Russo Stanley Tucci Tom Sizemore Johnny Knoxville Dennis Farina Jack Kehler Janeane Garofalo Patrick Warburton Ben Foster Zooey Deschanel
journalist wealthy man housewife teenager hit man thief madcap amusing charming airport prison household miami organized crime kidnapping mistaken identity scam relationships chases pursuit
The lives of several Miami denizens, from ad agents to gunrunners to street thugs to law enforcement to school-children, intersect with humorous and dangerous results.
Comedy
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Michelle Pfeiffer Matthew Modine Dean Stockwell Mercedes Ruehl Alec Baldwin Joan Cusack Trey Wilson Charles Napier Tracey Walter Al Lewis Maria Karnilova
crime boss gangster's wife mobster fbi agent thrilling madcap quirky long island, n.y. new york city miami mafia new love fresh start blackmail crime escape revenge pursuit 1980s
A mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
Adventure, Comedy
France|Italy
1967
104 Minutes
Jean Marais Louis De Funès Mylène Demongeot Françoise Christophe Jean-Roger Caussimon Henri Serre André Dumas Max Montavon
masked man man detective murder victim commissar lord amusing hilarious engaging playful charming scotland murder murder investigation wealth investigation blackmail danger adventure discovery
Famous but unlucky pursuers of Fantomas from France go to weird Scotland for a final attempt to bring the impudent criminal to justice.
Comedy
USA
1966
90 Minutes
Don Knotts Joan Staley Liam Redmond Dick Sargent Skip Homeier Reta Shaw Lurene Tuttle Philip Ober Harry Hickox Charles Lane Jesslyn Fax
reporter editor love interest wealthy man coward typesetter lighthearted madcap amusing cheeky small town newsroom mansion ghosts fear haunted houses aspirations mistaken identity mystery underdog
A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1961
79 Minutes
dog husband wife cruella de vil henchman police officer amusing endearing lighthearted family home london castle park animal cruelty family kidnapping dogs rescue pursuit 1960s
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Comedy
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Joel McCrea Rudy Vallee Mary Astor Sig Arno Robert Warwick Arthur Stuart Hull Torben Meyer Jimmy Conlin Victor Potel William Demarest
husband wife architect millionaire sister amusing madcap lighthearted palm beach, fla. yacht new york city train mansion deception romance love triangle wealth marriage love pursuit
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
138 Minutes
Julie Andrews Mary Tyler Moore Carol Channing James Fox Beatrice Lillie John Gavin Lisabeth Hush Jack Soo Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Philip Ahn Cavada Humphrey
secretary orphan salesman boss manager kidnapper madcap campy lighthearted new york city hotel long island, n.y. chinatown skyscraper love triangle employment kidnapping wealth transformation love
Millie Dillmount comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality, and white slavers.
Comedy, Action
USA
2015
95 Minutes
Vinnie Jones Chris W. Freeman Elisabeth Röhm Thomas Downey C. Thomas Howell Jamie Kennedy Leslie Easterbrook Yvette Yates Neil Brown Jr.
man friend gangster mafia boss airy amusing hilarious positive charming lighthearted casino hometown car robbery casinos gangsters financial troubles danger adventure discovery
When a Native American casino controlled by the mob begins to destroy a close-knit rural town, a band of lovable low-tech misfits hatch a plan to beat them at their own game by pulling off an audacious casino heist.
Romance, Comedy
2006
106 Minutes
Audrey Tautou Gad Elmaleh Marie-Christine Adam Vernon Dobtcheff Jacques Spiesser Annelise Hesme Didier Brice Charlotte Vermeil
gold digger older man wealthy man bartender widow older woman lighthearted witty winsome amusing french riviera resort hotel france beach party materialism gold digging may-december romance wealth
A luxury-loving golddigger (Audrey Tautou) tutors a lovestruck bartender (Gad Elmaleh) in the art of fleecing a wealthy lover.
Comedy
USA
1963
96 Minutes
clerk mobster girlfriend fiancée boss madcap lighthearted winsome office spa mexico wedding fraud tax evasion faking death mix-up pursuit love underdog 1960s
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Comedy
UK|USA
1978
99 Minutes
Peter Sellers Herbert Lom Diane Cannon Robert Webber Burt Kwouk Robert Loggia Paul Stewart André Maranne Graham Stark Ferdinand Mayne
inspector clouseau boss servant crime boss woman informant lighthearted amusing hilarious spirited playful paris hong kong docks warehouse nightclub funeral investigation drug trafficking assassination
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
Comedy, Action
USA|Mexico
2020
124 Minutes
Will Smith Bilall Fallah Martin Lawrence Vanessa Hudgens Jacob Scipio Alexander Ludwig Kate del Castillo Joe Pantoliano Charles Melton Paola Núñez Nicky Jam
wife son drug lord detective partner bad guy cheeky amusing intense passionate hilarious miami mexico city crime scene street car revenge vengeance killing spree
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2011
101 Minutes
Vedat Erincin Fahri Ögün Yardim Lilay Huser Demet Gül Aykut Kayacik Aycan Vardar Siir Eloglu Aliya Artuc
man turkish man german migrant worker amusing witty touching germany turkey identity self-discovery journey culture cliché adventure discovery pursuit 1960s
The story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.
Comedy
France
1941
94 Minutes
Harry Baur Louis Jouvet Fernand Ledoux Marion Dorian
wealthy man servant enemy schemer miser friend amusing madcap venice, italy household greed lying manipulation schemes wealth inheritance quest temptation revenge elizabethan era
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named... See full summary »
Comedy
France
1980
120 Minutes
Louis De Funès Franck Cabot Claire Dupray Herve Bellon Michel Galabru Claude Gensac
man father wealthy man single woman amusing hilarious engaging witty charming cheeky family home marriage of convenience family family feud relationships wealth love pursuit rivalry 1980s
An incredible miser fights against the whole world to multiply his wealth.
Comedy
1964
120 Minutes
Rock Hudson Paula Prentiss Maria Perschy John McGiver Roscoe Karns Charlene Holt James Westerfield Norman Alden Forrest Lewis Regis Toomey Tyler McVey
fiancée salesman friend publicist fisherman boss madcap lighthearted amusing endearing san francisco department store outdoors lake deception competition fishing unlikely allies love triangle love
An all-talk tackle salesman (Rock Hudson) is forced by a PR woman (Paula Prentiss) to fish in a tournament.
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, 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
1967
95 Minutes
Phil Silvers Jim Dale Peter Butterworth Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Anita Harris Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Angela Douglas John Bluthal Larry Taylor
wealthy man legionnaire cricket player sargeant amusing witty lighthearted hilarious cricket match cheating sports cricket foreign legion discovery adventure quest pursuit rivalry 1960s
A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.