20 movies like The Magic Christian, ordered by similarity : The War of the Roses(1989), Happiness and Tears(2001), The Final Curtain(2002), The Anniversary(1968), Mouse Hunt(1997), Die Mommie Die!(2003), Counsellor-at-Law(1933), Smashing Time(1967), Suno Sasurjee(2004), The Cocoanuts(1929), The Muppets(2011), The Apple Dumpling Gang(1975) ...
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Richard Attenborough Isabel Jeans Caroline Blakiston Wilfrid Hyde-White Terence Alexander Peter Bayliss Joan Benham Patrick Cargill Graham Chapman
billionaire adopted son coach ship captain auctioneer dark madcap london mansion ocean liner auction house greed money stunts education class distinctions discovery wretched excess 1960s
The world's richest man (Peter Sellers) and the world's poorest orphan (Ringo Starr) set out to prove every man has his price.
Comedy
USA
1989
116 Minutes
Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito Marianne Sagebrecht Sean Astin Heather Fairfield G.D. Spradlin Peter Donat Trenton Teigen Bethany McKinney
husband wife lawyer son daughter brash amusing dark hysterical madcap house massachusetts auction house law firm divorce marriage marital problems family feud greed rivalry
A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle.
Comedy, Drama
2001
209 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Kajol Hrithik Roshan Kareena Kapoor Rani Mukherji Simone Singh Himani Shivpuri Shah Rukh Khan
adopted son patriarch mother son wife sister-in-law melodramatic emotional fiery spectacular bombay, india london mansion village parental pressure family honor father/son relationship class distinctions arranged marriage indian life
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2002
84 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Adrian Lester Aidan Gillen Julia Sawalha Ralph Brown Henry Goodman Patrick Malahide Ian McNeice Charles Simon
writer game show host doctor old man daughter personal assistant witty unrestrained dark madcap england london television studio mansion maze illness fame identity writing blackmail
A rivalry develops between a showbiz veteran and an upstart newcomer.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
95 Minutes
Bette Davis Jimmy Sangster Sheila Hancock Jack Hedley James Cossins Elaine Taylor Christian Roberts Timothy Bateson Arnold Diamond
widow son fiancée pregnant woman transvestite wife dark amusing emotional campy house bedroom england living room family dysfunction family secrets blackmail transsexuality emasculation emigration
Three sons who work in the family construction business help their overbearing mother celebrate her anniversary to her late husband.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1997
97 Minutes
Nathan Lane Lee Evans Vicki Lewis Maury Chaykin Eric Christmas Michael Jeter Debra Christofferson Camilla Søeberg William Hickey Christopher Walken
brother father mouse mayor exterminator wife hilarious intricate offbeat dark outlandish madcap united states mansion factory money auction house restoration sabotage marital problems
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.
Comedy
2003
90 Minutes
Charles Busch Natasha Lyonne Jason Priestley Frances Conroy Philip Baker Hall Stark Sands Victor Raider-Wexler Nora Dunn
cabaret performer actor producer son daughter maid dark shocking madcap house tennis court mansion bar new york city murder sex love family homosexuality fall
Trapped in a loveless marriage, an aging celebrity (Charles Busch) has an affair and plots to kill her husband.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Comedy
UK
1967
96 Minutes
young woman best friend photographer model waitress singer madcap lighthearted hilarious london england restaurant dreams ambition fame friendship separation struggle discovery growing up
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
Comedy
India
2004
100 Minutes
Aftab Shivdasani Amisha Patel Kader Khan Asrani Gulshan Grover Shakti Kapoor
miser young woman young man daughter grandmother mother amusing hilarious hysterical madcap india city house bungalow restaurant hotel greed money money lending cheating
Mr. Raj K. Saxena is known for his parsimony. Everything he does and thinks is valued with money, and ways he can accumulate it. His daughter, Kiran, is the opposite, a spendthrift. Mr. ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
96 Minutes
Groucho Marx Joseph Santley Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Kay Francis Oscar Shaw Mary Eaton Margaret Dumont Cyril Ring Basil Ruysdael
hotel owner wealthy woman daughter guest clerk brother hysterical madcap florida hotel hall auction house business land rush financial crisis theft auction brother relationship adventure quest
During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
98 Minutes
Jason Segel Amy Adams Chris Cooper Rashida Jones Alan Arkin Donald Glover Ken Jeong Zach Galifianakis Sarah Silverman Emily Blunt
kermit the frog miss piggy oil baron fan young man young woman amusing witty madcap charming los angeles mansion theater santa barbara, calif. fame greed friendship second chance the muppets adventure
A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
Comedy, Western
USA
1975
100 Minutes
Bill Bixby Susan Clark Tim Conway Don Knotts David Wayne Slim Pickens Harry Morgan John McGiver Don Knight Clay O'Brien
orphan gambler stagecoach driver bandit murderer sheriff playful endearing spirited quake city, calif. bank mine boomtown house stagecoach hidden treasure inheritance greed marriage of convenience family dysfunction
Three orphan children strike gold in 1878 California.
Comedy
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Michael Bates Ilona Rodgers John Le Mesurier Graham Stark Ernest Clark Jeanne Roland Robert Dorning Robertson Hare Geoffrey Lumsden
nightclub owner secret agent colonel singer madcap lighthearted london soho nightclub submarine barbershop cellar conspiracy swinging london atomic bomb blackmail government secrets discovery adventure 1960s
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1979
103 Minutes
Peter Falk Alan Arkin Richard Libertini Nancy Dussault Penny Peyser Arlene Golonka Michael Lembeck Ed Begley Jr. Rosanna DeSoto Art Evans David Paymer
dentist father-in-law son daughter wife hit man madcap cool thrilling new jersey restaurant office airplane south america island family dysfunction marriage fatherhood counterfeit money espionage
On the eve of their children's marriage, NYC in-laws Sheldon Kornpett and Vince Ricardo embark on a series of misadventures involving the CIA, the Treasury Department and Central American dictators.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2018
117 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Blake Lively Henry Golding Ian Ho Joshua Satine Andrew Rannells Kelly McCormack Aparna Nancherla Rupert Friend Bashir Salahuddin Jean Smart
widow son friend husband single mother missing person sultry tense intricate confident dark thrilling suburb house school kitchen river airplane missing persons mysterious past
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Comedy
USA
2000
108 Minutes
Robert De Niro Ben Stiller Blythe Danner Teri Polo James Rebhorn Jon Abrahams Phyllis George Kali Rocha Tom McCarthy Nicole DeHuff Owen Wilson
nurse teacher cat ex-boyfriend father ex-cia agent amusing hilarious madcap chicago mansion house store marriage family dysfunction humiliation cia wedding blackmail underdog
Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
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.
Comedy
USA
1964
130 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Romy Schneider Edward G. Robinson Michael Connors Dorothy Provine Neil Hamilton Joyce Jameson Anne Seymour
ad executive boss heiress wife amusing airy madcap suburbia san francisco money morality deception advertising marriage sacrifice discovery forbidden love 1960s
To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.