20 movies like Pure Luck, ordered by similarity : A Simple Favor(2018), The Nice Guys(2016), Strangers of the Evening(1932), The Troops of St. Tropez(1964), The Bulldog Breed(1960), After the Thin Man(1936), BlacKkKlansman(2018), The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear(1991), Charade(1963), Sorry to Bother You(2018), Drowning by Numbers(1988), The Return of the Pink Panther(1975) ...
Comedy
USA|Mexico
1991
96 Minutes
Martin Short Danny Glover Sheila Kelley Sam Wanamaker Scott Wilson Harry Shearer Jorge Russek Rodrigo Puebla
detective accountant executive businessman daughter madcap airy outlandish mexico resort office missing persons unusual friendship investigation mystery pursuit adventure 1990s
An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Russell Crowe Ryan Gosling Angourie Rice Matt Bomer Margaret Qualley Yaya DaCosta Keith David Beau Knapp Lois Smith Murielle Telio Gil Gerard
private detective enforcer missing person daughter assassin lawyer cheeky hilarious cool los angeles bar strip club apartment office car missing persons detective work unlikely allies assassination attempt search
In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
Comedy
USA
1932
71 Minutes
ZaSu Pitts Eugene Pallette Lucien Littlefield Tully Marshall Miriam Seegar Theodore von Eltz Warner Richmond Harold Waldridge Mahlon Hamilton Albert Roscoe Charles Williams
investigator dead person detective doctor missing person undertaker thrilling airy suspenseful brooding witty amusing morgue cemetery america missing persons horror investigation funeral cover-up
Bodies start mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue. An investigator tries to determine what is going on.
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
UK
1960
100 Minutes
englishman naval officer astronaut love interest friend amusing hilarious madcap playful witty england coast seaside cliff rocket space ship rejection unintended consequences love
When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket.
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.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
134 Minutes
John David Washington Adam Driver Laura Harrier Topher Grace Jasper Pääkkönen Corey Hawkins Ryan Eggold Michael Joseph Buscemi Paul Walter Hauser Ashlie Atkinson Alec Baldwin
detective white supremacist partner undercover cop police officer amusing hilarious tense suspenseful thrilling police station secret headquarters office woods house undercover operations ku klux klan police work investigation underdog
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Comedy
USA
1991
85 Minutes
Leslie Nielsen Priscilla Presley George Kennedy O.J. Simpson Robert Goulet Richard Griffiths Jacqueline Brookes Anthony James Lloyd Bochner Tim O'Connor Peter Mark Richman
george h.w. bush police detective boyfriend executive doctor ex-girlfriend amusing outlandish madcap quirky white house washington, d.c. police station schemes corporate greed nuclear energy ecology kidnapping investigation rivalry
Lieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
114 Minutes
Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn Walter Matthau James Coburn George Kennedy Ned Glass Jacques Marin Paul Bonifas Dominique Minot Thomas Chelimsky
widow boyfriend thief police officer cool suspenseful charming paris french alps ski resort office hideout street crime heist investigation money world war ii mystery pursuit
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
LaKeith Stanfield Tessa Thompson Jermaine Fowler Omari Hardwick Terry Crews Kate Berlant Michael X. Sommers Danny Glover Steven Yeun Armie Hammer Robert Longstreet
telemarketer friend co-worker ceo amusing hilarious outlandish unrestrained madcap oakland, calif. office protest office building conference room apartment materialism wealth relationships success social issues
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
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
UK|USA
1975
115 Minutes
Peter Sellers Christopher Plummer Herbert Lom Catherine Schell Burt Kwouk Peter Arne Gregoire Aslan André Maranne Victor Spinetti
police detective police chief shah thief lady madcap hilarious lugash paris switzerland museum resort jewelry theft investigation inspector clouseau frame-ups luck pursuit mystery 1970s
Inspector Jacque Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.
Comedy
USA
1991
100 Minutes
Bill Murray Richard Dreyfuss Julie Hagerty Charlie Korsmo Kathryn Erbe Tom Aldredge Susan Willis Roger Bowen Fran Brill
psychiatrist patient wife author son daughter hilarious quirky lighthearted madcap new hampshire vacation home new york city lake psychiatrist's office vacation mental illness therapy family nervous breakdown
A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation.
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
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Jake Thomas Chris Brochu Arienne Mandi Michelle DeShon Jose Zuniga José Sefami Cynthia Stevenson Kurt Fuller Mark Margolis
son parent friend love interest gangster amusing hilarious cheeky offbeat witty mexico rv resort abandoned building beach adventure travel smuggling gangsters love
Four 22 year-olds on a Mexican road trip seem bound for disaster until they, and their trip, are unexpectedly redeemed by a series of miraculous events.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1996
93 Minutes
Gia Carides Anthony LaPaglia Zoe Carides Ray Barrett Michael Veitch Catherine Wilkin Neil Melville Grant Tilly
businesswoman boss sister father conciliator friend intricate fiery melbourne, australia office courtroom sexual harassment child molestation court battles father/daughter relationship truth friendship mystery fall 1990s
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1982
89 Minutes
Steve Martin Rachel Ward Carl Reiner Reni Santoni George Gaynes Francis X. McCarthy Adrian Ricard Britt Nilsson
detective femme fatale daughter actor amusing offbeat witty city train station train office prison murder mystery car crash adventure discovery mystery 1980s
Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.
Comedy, Action
USA
1994
100 Minutes
Keenen Ivory Wayans Charles S. Dutton Jada Pinkett Smith Salli Richardson-Whitfield Andrew Divoff Corwin Hawkins Carlos Cervantes Gregory Sierra
private detective secretary dea agent drug lord friend old flame amusing madcap thrilling los angeles restaurant office car california loss of job redemption drug trade investigation assumed identity teamwork
An ex-cop, now a private detective, takes on the search for the millions stolen by a drug lord.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Bill Murray Melissa McCarthy Naomi Watts Chris O'Dowd Jaeden Martell Terrence Howard Kimberly Quinn Donna Mitchell Nathan Corddry Dario Barosso Ann Dowd
single mother son misanthrope mentor friend boss charming amusing cheeky brooklyn, n.y. apartment racetrack bar strip club office single mothers work misanthropy friendship gambling
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
Comedy
USA
2014
108 Minutes
Jason Bateman Charlie Day Jason Sudeikis Jennifer Aniston Kevin Spacey Jamie Foxx Chris Pine Christoph Waltz Jonathan Banks Lindsay Sloane Keegan-Michael Key
friend business partner investor father kidnapper police officer campy charming cheeky amusing unrestrained studio warehouse office golf course truck garage business friendship investing
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.