20 movies like The Player, ordered by similarity : Fantomas vs Scotland Yard(1967), Never Give a Sucker an Even Break(1941), After the Thin Man(1936), Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993), Matinee(1993), Trainspotting(1996), The Big Picture(1989), (500) Days of Summer(2009), Beverly Hills Cop(1984), Barfly(1987), The Hard Way(1991), Jewel Robbery(1932) ...
7.5/10
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?
6.8/10
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.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1941
71 Minutes
W.C. Fields Gloria Jean Margaret Dumont Leon Errol Billy Lenhart Kenneth Brown Anne Nagel Franklin Pangborn Mona Barrie Susan Miller Charles Lang
filmmaker actress producer mother daughter amusing campy madcap hollywood, calif. airplane movie studio movies fantasy hollywood pursuit escape 1940s
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
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.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1993
105 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Jerry Adler Lynn Cohen Ron Rifkin Joy Behar Marge Redmond Aida Turturro
husband wife son writer amateur sleuth neighbor amusing playful new york city apartment restaurant movie theater city apartment big city murder investigation marriage romance death city life suspicion
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
John Goodman Cathy Moriarty Simon Fenton Omri Katz Lisa Jakub Kellie Martin Jesse Lee Soffer Lucinda Jenney James Villemaire Robert Picardo Jesse White
producer actress girlfriend son friend daughter charming campy lighthearted amusing key west, fla. military base movie theater high school cuban missile crisis b-movies cold war paranoia filmmaking family
A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
8.1/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1989
100 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Emily Longstreth J.T. Walsh Jennifer Jason Leigh Martin Short Michael McKean Kim Miyori Teri Hatcher Dan Schneider Jason Gould Tracy Brooks Swope
filmmaker agent executive best friend girlfriend amusing hedonistic witty disheartening film set hollywood, calif. cabin filmmaking hollywood ambition disillusionment career fall pursuit transformation
Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.
7.3/10
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.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
100 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Faye Dunaway Alice Krige Jack Nance J.C. Quinn Frank Stallone Sandy Martin Roberta Bassin
writer drunk bartender barfly woman publisher gritty hedonistic cheeky emotional los angeles bar street apartment parking lot alcoholism poetry misfits drinking fighting
Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1991
111 Minutes
Michael J. Fox James Woods Stephen Lang Annabella Sciorra John Capodice Luis Guzman LL Cool J Mary Mara Delroy Lindo Conrad Roberts Christina Ricci
actor detective serial killer captain girlfriend partner hilarious thrilling spectacular new york city hollywood, calif. police station nightclub roof police work acting mentorship serial murders unlikely friendship research
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
7.3/10
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
William Powell Kay Francis Helen Vinson Hardie Albright Andre Luguet Henry Kolker Spencer Charters Alan Mowbray Lawrence Grant Jacques Vanaire Charles Coleman
baron baroness thief detective husband lover amusing lighthearted vienna jewelry shop house crime jewelry theft investigation infidelity affair love pursuit forbidden love temptation
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
5.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
112 Minutes
Robert Wuhl Martin Landau Robert De Niro Danny Aiello Eli Wallach Jace Alexander Tuesday Knight Sheryl Lee Ralph Christopher Walken Laurie Metcalf Jean Smart
director producer investor mistress actor screenwriter quirky witty hollywood, calif. movie set diner aspirations show business filmmaking re-writes second chance writing quest underdog transformation
A comedy about a screenwriter (Robert Wuhl), whose old movie script is read by a producer (Martin Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (... See full summary »
7.2/10
Comedy, Musical
USA
1953
91 Minutes
Jane Russell Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Elliott Reid Tommy Noonan George Winslow Marcel Dalio Taylor Holmes Norma Varden Howard Wendell Steven Geray
dancer millionaire detective friend father airy lighthearted playful courtroom ocean liner paris money marriage blackmail romance temptation love pursuit 1950s
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
7.7/10
Comedy
USA|UK
1988
104 Minutes
Bob Hoskins Christopher Lloyd Joanna Cassidy Stubby Kaye Alan Tilvern Richard LeParmentier Joel Silver Betsy Brantley Paul Springer Richard Ridings Edwin Craig
detective judge roger rabbit rabbit businessperson studio head amusing creative cheeky spectacular hollywood movie set toontown bar murder infidelity actors corruption cartoons mystery
A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Allyn Joslyn Evelyn Keyes Edmund Lowe John Hubbard Anita Louise Frank Craven Michael Duane Ann Savage William Demarest Hobart Cavanaugh Frank Sully
detective friend writer photographer socialite wife witty cool frenetic photography studio dressing room house murder inheritance deception greed investigation mystery temptation pursuit
A crime fiction writer and his wife investigate murders that are occurring at a fashion photography studio.
7.5/10
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.
6.6/10
Action, Comedy
USA
2013
117 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Melissa McCarthy Demián Bichir Marlon Wayans Michael Rapaport Jane Curtin Spoken Reasons Dan Bakkedahl Taran Killam Michael McDonald Thomas F. Wilson
fbi agent detective woman partner drug lord brother amusing spirited powerful city fbi headquarters warehouse bar police station hospital unlikely friendship investigation female bonding crime ring friendship
An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.
7.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
104 Minutes
Martin Landau Woody Allen Mia Farrow Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Sam Waterston Joanna Gleason Caroline Aaron Jerry Orbach Claire Bloom Stephanie Roth Haberle
director doctor producer girlfriend wife quirky amusing playful hilarious new york city adultery revenge forbidden love movie making art marriage forbidden love temptation fall rivalry
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
6.9/10
Comedy, Action
USA
1982
97 Minutes
Nick Nolte Eddie Murphy Annette O'Toole Frank McRae James Remar David Patrick Kelly Sonny Landham Brion James Kerry Sherman Jonathan Banks James Keane
police officer prisoner bank robber henchman girlfriend confident raw san francisco country road prison bar police station apartment crime murder robbery investigation culture clash mystery pursuit
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
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