20 movies like Raising Arizona, ordered by similarity : Mr. Mom(1983), Midnight Run(1988), Burn After Reading(2008), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009), Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985), Carry on Dick(1974), Dog Eat Dog(2016), Saving Mr. Banks(2013), Neighbors(2014), After the Thin Man(1936), The Player(1992) ...
Comedy
USA
1987
93 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Holly Hunter Trey Wilson John Goodman William Forsythe Sam McMurray Frances McDormand Randall Cobb M. Emmet Walsh
ex-convict ex-cop child police officer bounty hunter quirky witty heartwarming madcap house store trailer arizona supermarket kidnapping parenthood extortion robbery blackmail thanksgiving
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Comedy
USA
1983
91 Minutes
Michael Keaton Teri Garr Ann Jillian Frederick Koehler Taliesin Jaffe Courtney White Brittany White Martin Mull Jeffrey Tambor Christopher Lloyd Tom Leopold
father mother housewife engineer child boss hilarious madcap touching detroit suburbia house grocery store financial crisis marriage career parenthood role reversal transformation love
After he's laid off, a husband switches roles with his wife. She returns to the workforce, and he becomes a stay-at-home dad, a job he has no clue how to do.
Comedy, Action
USA
1988
122 Minutes
Robert De Niro Charles Grodin Yaphet Kotto John Ashton Dennis Farina Joe Pantoliano Wendy Phillips Richard Foronjy
ex-cop bounty hunter prisoner fbi agent mobster accountant witty gritty new york city arizona los angeles car road trip embezzlement chases organized crime pursuit transformation 1980s
An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the F.B.I., and the Mafia after jumping bail.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|France
2008
95 Minutes
George Clooney Ethan Coen Frances McDormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Brad Pitt Richard Jenkins Elizabeth Marvel David Rasche J.K. Simmons Jeffrey DeMunn
cia agent personal trainer friend lawyer cheater quirky witty gym suburbia household car blackmail extortion paranoia murder infidelity robbery temptation escape quest
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK
2009
88 Minutes
neighbor farmer fox wife rat creative crafty quirky witty farm household ambition armed conflict robbery friendship kidnapping adventure pursuit rescue 2000s
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
Comedy
USA
1985
87 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg Michael Winslow Colleen Camp Bubba Smith David Graf Bruce Mahler Marion Ramsey Howard Hesseman Art Metrano George Gaynes Ed Herlihy
police captain police officer gang leader store owner rival amusing madcap playful outlandish united states store police station supermarket restaurant big city undercover operations race against time guns robbery destruction
When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.
Comedy
UK
1974
91 Minutes
Sidney James Joan Sims Kenneth Connor Barbara Windsor Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Bernard Bresslaw
robber reverend king criminal rival officer amusing cheeky madcap melodramatic outlandish quirky england countryside highway rectory inn crime robbery robbery attempt
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
93 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Willem Dafoe Christopher Matthew Cook Louisa Krause Omar J. Dorsey Melissa Bolona Rey Gallegos Chelcie Melton
ex-convict mob boss cop baby parent kidnapped child brooding emotional intense hotel bar house strip club car warehouse adaptation crime kidnapping danger stress
A crew of ex-cons are hired by a Cleveland mafioso to kidnap the baby of a rival mobster.
Drama, Comedy
USA|UK|Australia
2013
125 Minutes
Emma Thompson Tom Hanks Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman Colin Farrell Bradley Whitford Ruth Wilson B.J. Novak Rachel Griffiths Dendrie Taylor Kathy Baker
walt disney novelist filmmaker movie producer aunt driver charming endearing fascinating touching witty heartwarming hollywood, calif. london movie studio family home office limousine children's book film industry
Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Comedy
USA
2014
97 Minutes
Seth Rogen Zac Efron Rose Byrne Christopher Mintz-Plasse Dave Franco Lisa Kudrow Ike Barinholtz Brian Huskey Halston Sage Jerrod Carmichael Craig Roberts
parent daughter frat boy husband wife police officer amusing cheery cheeky unrestrained house fraternity house neighborhood yard suburb police station neighbors respect fraternity parenthood
After they are forced to live next to a fraternity house, a couple with a newborn baby do whatever they can to take them down.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1996
97 Minutes
Frances McDormand Steve Buscemi William H. Macy Peter Stormare Harve Presnell John Carroll Lynch Kristin Rudrüd Steve Reevis Stephen Park
salesman wife wealthy man thug police officer quirky witty dark minnesota car motel kidnapping deception money violence crime corruption quest rescue 1980s
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Comedy
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Charles Ruggles May Robson Barry Fitzgerald Walter Catlett Fritz Feld Ward Bond
paleontologist heiress matron fiancée police officer airy madcap witty mansion restaurant museum golf course police station love triangle mistaken identity daunting task wealth wild animals love pursuit
While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1986
113 Minutes
Jeff Daniels Melanie Griffith Ray Liotta Margaret Colin Tracey Walter Dana Preu Jack Gilpin Kristin Olsen John Sayles John Waters Charles Napier
free spirit broker ex-convict mother amusing suspenseful charming madcap new york city pennsylvania car high school road trip reunion chase opposites attract abduction temptation pursuit love
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
Comedy, Other
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Steve Martin John Candy Laila Robins Michael McKean Kevin Bacon Dylan Baker William Windom Edie McClurg
salesman husband wife thief police officer madcap endearing chicago wichita, kan. motel airport truck airplane travel thanksgiving friendship family luck weather transformation
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
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.
Comedy
USA
1981
94 Minutes
John Belushi Dan Aykroyd Cathy Moriarty Kathryn Walker Lauren-Marie Taylor Tim Kazurinsky Tino Insana Igors Gavon
teen girl wife neighbor daughter father police officer hilarious madcap household suburbia yard suburban life downward spiral neighbors breakdown rivalry transformation temptation 1980s
A quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the new, obnoxious couple that moves in next door.
Comedy
USA
1988
92 Minutes
Michael Keaton Alec Baldwin Geena Davis Jeffrey Jones Catherine O'Hara Winona Ryder Sylvia Sidney Robert Goulet Glenn Shadix Dick Cavett Annie McEnroe
ghost husband sculptor daughter wife quirky amusing spirited country house new england small town afterlife ghosts haunted houses death art exploitation quest escape 1980s
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.