20 movies like The Devil by the Tail, ordered by similarity : How to Steal a Million(1966), Sitcom(1998), Gaz Bar Blues(2003), For Love or Money(1963), The Italian Job(1969), A Sunday in the Country(1984), May Fools(1990), Love Me Tonight(1932), Slack Bay(2016), Drowning by Numbers(1988), The Wrecking Crew(1968), Delhi Belly(2011) ...
Comedy
France|Italy
1969
92 Minutes
Yves Montand Maria Schell Jean Rochefort Jean-Pierre Marielle Madeleine Renaud Xavier Gélin Claude Piéplu Clotilde Joano Marthe Keller
marquess granddaughter baron criminal gas station attendant amusing engaging france hotel countryside gas station sabotage schemes aristocracy crime deception family wretched excess pursuit discovery
A Marquise who lures motorists to her hotel by sabotaging their cars gets more than she bargains for when one guest turns out to be a bank robber on the run
Comedy
USA
1966
127 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Peter O'Toole Eli Wallach Charles Boyer Hugh Griffith Fernand Gravey Marcel Dalio Jacques Marin Roger Treville Eddie Malin Bert Bertram
forger art thief burglar daughter father private detective amusing witty lighthearted suspenseful museum paris france family home art forgery robbery schemes deception father/daughter relationship
The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
Comedy
France
1998
85 Minutes
Evelyne Dandry François Marthouret Marina de Van Adrien de Van Stéphane Rideau Lucia Sanchez Julien-Emmanuel Eyou Deido Jean Douchet
father mother child son daughter engaging charming playful hilarious quirky france house family home family dysfunctional family relationships happiness curiosity adventure discovery
The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and sado-masochist ... See full summary »
Comedy
2003
115 Minutes
Serge Thériault Gilles Renaud Sébastien Delorme Danny Gilmore Maxime Dumontier Fanny Mallette Gaston Caron Gaston Lepage Daniel Gadouas Claude Legault Réal Bossé
gas station owner son neighbor photographer friend brother amusing touching montreal, quebec gas station family home parkinson's disease family business loss theft father/son relationship discovery sacrifice love
The owner (Serge Thériault) of a Montreal gas station/cafe deals with three sons, customers and the changing times.
Comedy
USA
1963
108 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Mitzi Gaynor Gig Young Thelma Ritter Julie Newmeyer William Bendix Leslie Parrish Dick Sargent Elizabeth MacRae William Windom Willard Sage
lawyer widow daughter free spirit health nut private investigator amusing engaging playful hotel apartment restaurant marriage relationships sisterhood unlikely romance family discovery love pursuit
Wealthy Chloe Brasher has three beautiful daughters; Bonnie, Kate, and Jan. Chloe pays attorney Deke Gentry to fix them up with three suitable husbands.
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.
Drama, Comedy
1984
94 Minutes
Louis Ducreux Sabine Azéma Michel Aumont Monique Chaumette Claude Winter Geneviève Mnich Thomas Duval Quentin Ogier Katia Wostrikoff Jean-Roger Milo Pascale Vignal
painter father son wife daughter charming airy engaging france country house family painting memory aging discovery 1910s
A lonely old French painter's (Louis Ducreux) adult children and their offspring visit him one summer day in 1912.
Comedy, Drama
1990
105 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Miou-Miou Michel Duchaussoy Dominique Blanc Bruno Carette Harriet Walter François Berléand Martine Gautier Paulette Dubost
matriarch son brother daughter truck driver student calm quirky tender countryside family home france funeral family dysfunction reunion rivalry love 1960s
During the 1968 riots. French relatives (Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou, Michel Duchaussoy) carry on at a country house, where a will is read.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
104 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Charles Ruggles Charles Butterworth Myrna Loy C. Aubrey Smith Elizabeth Patterson Ethel Griffies Joseph Cawthorn Ethel Wales Marion Byron
tailor princess viscount widow countess amusing engaging playful france paris castle countryside love deception social standing royalty love forbidden love discovery 1930s
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
Comedy
France|Germany|Belgium
2016
122 Minutes
Fabrice Luchini Juliette Binoche Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Jean-Luc Vincent Brandon Lavieville Raph Didier Després Cyril Rigaux Laura Dupré
family member wealthy man wealthy woman daughter son sibling amusing hilarious witty cheery lighthearted touching france sea relationships family love incest hysteria vacation
In the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, fall in love each other.
Comedy
UK|Netherlands
1988
119 Minutes
Bernard Hill Joan Plowright Juliet Stevenson Joely Richardson Jason Edwards Bryan Pringle
matriarch husband daughter sister granddaughter coroner suspenseful dark amusing dreamy family home bathroom swimming pool ocean murder family secrets murder investigation seduction friendship mother/daughter relationship
Three generations of women all share the same problem: marriage woes, and they want to put an end to it.
Comedy, Action
USA
1968
105 Minutes
Dean Martin Elke Sommer Sharon Tate Nancy Kwan Nigel Green Tina Louise John Larch John Brascia Weaver Levy Wilhelm Von Homburg Bill Saito
count thief agent female assassin bachelor villain engaging amusing charming thrilling suspenseful lighthearted great britain denmark luxembourg train fighting gold money danger
Gold bullion worth USD 1 billion has been stolen from a hijacked train in Denmark. The main suspect is Count Massimo Contini. The US government sends Matt Helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold.
Comedy, Action
India
2011
103 Minutes
Imran Khan Kunaal Roy Kapur Vir Das Shenaz Treasurywala Poorna Jagannathan
young man young woman friend roommate gangster criminal hilarious lighthearted gripping engaging india delhi house bungalow street hotel illegal activity criminals confusion adventure
Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1961
97 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Ed Wynn Leon Ames Elliott Reid Edward Andrews
professor girlfriend basketball player criminal amusing lighthearted laboratory family home inventions crime love discovery transformation 1960s
The professor's (Fred MacMurray) latest lab explosion creates "flubber," glop that makes things bounce sky-high.
Comedy
France
1981
129 Minutes
Philippe Noiret Isabelle Huppert Jean-Pierre Marielle Stéphane Audran Irene Skobline Eddy Mitchell Guy Marchand
police chief wife criminal brother-in-law teacher lover brooding gritty amusing senegal family home police station small town vigilantism crime love triangle transformation wretched excess revenge 1960s
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so.
Comedy
USA
1979
93 Minutes
Steve Martin Bernadette Peters Catlin Adams Mabel King Richard Ward Richard Williams Carl Reiner Bill Macy M. Emmet Walsh Dick O'Neill Maurice Evans
adopted son killer gas station owner filmmaker carnival worker woman madcap intricate hilarious emotional mississippi st. louis gas station carnival innocence inventions race relations family self-discovery travel
A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
Other, Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Joel McHale Robin Williams Lauren Graham Clark Duke Oliver Platt Wendi McLendon-Covey Tim Heidecker Candice Bergen
robin williams father son santa claus family patriarch wife amusing charming lighthearted melodramatic emotional playful church family dinner family home christmas family family gathering family relationships fighting
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
Comedy, Drama
France
2017
113 Minutes
Pio Marmaï Ana Girardot François Civil Jean-Marc Roulot María Valverde Yamée Couture Jean-Marie Winling Florence Pernel Éric Caravaca Tewfik Jallab Karidja Touré
father sick person child brother sister winemaker engaging charming playful hilarious witty emotional winery wine cellar family family relationships sibling rivalry relationships sibling relationship family business
After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
2004
107 Minutes
Jim Carrey Liam Aiken Emily Browning Kara Hoffman Shelby Hoffman Timothy Spall Catherine O'Hara Billy Connolly Meryl Streep Luis Guzman Jamie Harris
sister brother baby villain uncle aunt amusing quirky engaging house lake attic mansion burning house alternate reality family siblings deception murder bad behavior
A dastardly count (Jim Carrey) plots to steal an inheritance from three young orphans (Liam Aiken, Emily Browning) placed in his care.
Comedy
France|Italy
1964
95 Minutes
Louis De Funès Michel Galabru Jean Lefebvre Geneviève Grad Daniel Cauchy Madeleine Delavaivre Maria Pacome Claude Piéplu Christian Marin
police captain daughter police officer friend airy amusing charming cheeky engaging hedonistic hilarious lighthearted playful quirky spirited witty saint-tropez, france petty crime new town lying
Gendarme Ludovic Cruchot is re-assigned to the French Riviera seaside resort town of Saint-Tropez where petty criminals and his own daughter give him a hard time.
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.