20 movies like Burglar, ordered by similarity : A Shot in the Dark(1964), The Happytime Murders(2018), Fantomas vs Scotland Yard(1967), Dear Inspector(1978), Thoroughbreds(2017), Holmes & Watson(2018), Knives Out(2019), Suburbicon(2017), Beverly Hills Cop(1984), Psych 2: Lassie Come Home(2020), Kill Ben Lyk(2018), The Ax(2005) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Canada|USA
1987
102 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait G.W. Bailey Lesley Ann Warren James Handy Anne De Salvo John Goodman
burglar sidekick corrupt cop detective bookseller amusing playful madcap san francisco jewelry shop bookstore street frame-up burglary corrupt police investigation murder double life rivalry underdog
A retired cop blackmails ex burglar Bernice into paying him $20,000 - thus burgling. Paid to get a dentist's jewelry back from her ex's apartment, someone murders the ex and Bernice is a suspect. She investigates.
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.
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.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
France
1978
105 Minutes
Annie Girardot Philippe Noiret Catherine Aric
detective professor serial killer former lover airy charming amusing thrilling paris street apartment reunion lost loves murder investigation serial murders politics adventure mystery rescue 1970s
Romance in the prime of life. When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. He's now a professor of Greek; she's ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Olivia Cooke Anya Taylor-Joy Anton Yelchin Paul Sparks Francie Swift Kaili Vernoff Chaunty Spillane Stephanie Atkinson Max Ripley
best friend stepfather mother murderer murder victim drug dealer amusing hilarious dark brash brooding disturbing mansion party connecticut living room pool car teen angst children vs. adults
Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.
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.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
UK|USA|China
2017
105 Minutes
Matt Damon Julianne Moore Oscar Isaac Glenn Fleshler Alex Hassell Marah Fairclough Megan Ferguson Noah Jupe Michael D. Cohen Jack Conley Diane Dehn
father son aunt mysterious man detective loan shark disturbing brooding intense shocking amusing suspenseful suburbia house office family home suburb murder debt revenge
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Action, Comedy
USA
1984
105 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold John Ashton Lisa Eilbacher Ronny Cox Steven Berkoff James Russo Jonathan Banks Stephen Elliott Paul Reiser
cop friend lieutenant businessman victim police officer thrilling amusing cool witty detroit beverly hills, calif. police station art gallery beverly hills big city murder investigation culture clash race relations
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Horror
UK|France
2018
77 Minutes
Simone Ashley Eugene Simon Charlie Rawes Gretchen Egolf Dimitri Leonidas
scotland yard agent murder suspect murder victim amusing witty madcap london abandoned house mysterious deaths assassination plot mystery escape 2010s
Within 24 hours, three people have been murdered in London, all by the name of Ben Lyk. Scotland Yard decides to gather together all the other Ben Lyks located in London until they can figure out who's after them and why.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action
Hong Kong
1987
108 Minutes
Jackie Chan Maggie Cheung Rosamund Kwan Carina Lau David Lam Bill Tung Sam Lui Regina Kent
corrupt cop commander undercover agent police officer henchman criminal thrilling wild frenetic amusing hong kong police station hideout street organized crime police corruption undercover operations daunting task frame-up pursuit
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt Police Superintendent.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
76 Minutes
actress ex-convict murderer police detective blackmailer ship captain amusing charming thrilling ocean liner deck cabin cruise deception murder suspicion acting impersonation mystery love
A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1941
77 Minutes
Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Virginia Grey Conrad Veidt Rags Ragland Eve Arden Don Douglas Don Costello Paul Stanton William Tannen
actor cult member thug fiancée friend amusing madcap lighthearted plane radio station race against time murder plot kidnapping cult inheritance radio rivalry escape 1840s
Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
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.
Comedy
USA
1989
97 Minutes
Charles Lane Nicole Alysia Sandye Wilson Darnell Williams Trula Hoosier Tanya Cunningham Edie Falco Tom Hoover
artist beautiful woman young girl mother father street performer amusing heartwarming new york city slum street church homelessness murder search unusual friendship quest underdog pursuit mystery
Nearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has... See full summary »
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
2017
90 Minutes
James Roday Dulé Hill Timothy Omundson Maggie Lawson Kirsten Nelson Corbin Bernsen Zachary Levi Ralph Macchio
criminal psychic police detective amusing hilarious united states police station crime comedy psychic abilities police work fraud discovery underdog transformation 2010s