20 movies like Shadows and Fog, ordered by similarity : Fantomas vs Scotland Yard(1967), Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993), 48 HRS.(1982), The Happytime Murders(2018), After the Thin Man(1936), The Player(1992), A Shot in the Dark(1964), Hot Fuzz(2007), Rain or Shine(1930), The Return of the Pink Panther(1975), Beverly Hills Cop II(1987), Piercing(2018) ...
Comedy
USA
1992
86 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow John Malkovich Madonna Donald Pleasence Lily Tomlin Jodie Foster Kathy Bates John Cusack Kate Nelligan Fred Gwynne
bookkeeper vigilante sword swallower clown landlady strangler madcap hilarious dark big city apartment circus police station brothel bar false accusations investigation murder manhunt mob mentality
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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, Action
UK|France
2007
121 Minutes
Simon Pegg Nick Frost Jim Broadbent Paddy Considine Timothy Dalton Billie Whitelaw Edward Woodward Rafe Spall Olivia Colman Paul Freeman Martin Freeman
cop villager partner father actor dark hilarious london police station small town shop sandford, england conspiracy murder deception corruption accident death mystery pursuit
A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
92 Minutes
Joe Cook Louise Fazenda Joan Peers Dave Chasen William Collier Jr. Tom Howard
vaudevillian circus owner sidekick stooge fat girl circus performer madcap playful hilarious circus trailer tent mansion circus life inheritance vaudeville small business love triangle financial troubles underdog
Woman inherits a traveling circus which brings financial difficulties.
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.
Action, Comedy
USA
1987
103 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold Brigitte Nielsen John Ashton Jürgen Prochnow Ronny Cox Allen Goorwitz Dean Stockwell Paul Reiser Gil Hill Robert Ridgely
detective partner criminal love interest boss hilarious thrilling amusing beverly hills, calif. police station horse track detroit beverly hills big city crime police work culture clash investigation murder unlikely allies
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
81 Minutes
Christopher Abbott Mia Wasikowska Laia Costa Marin Ireland Maria Dizzia Wendell Pierce Olivia Bond
wife child murderer call girl prostitute unfaithful husband uneasy shocking brash suspenseful dark hilarious hotel house bedroom hotel room attempted murder fantasy prostitution deception
A man kisses his wife and baby goodbye and seemingly heads away on business, with a plan to check into a hotel, call an escort service, and kill an unsuspecting prostitute.
Comedy
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff Allyn Joslyn William Demarest Louis Jean Heydt Arthur Hoyt Harry Rosenthal Libby Taylor Steffi Duna Esther Howard
bartender political boss secretary man hilarious cheeky outlandish bar city prison police corruption marriage impersonation ambition family transformation rise fall love 1930s
Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.
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
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Sam Levene Frances Mercer Stanley Ridges Helen Whitney Bourne Vicki Lester Ann Evers Catherine O'Quinn Linda Terry Eleanor Hansen
heiress wealthy man editor police officer husband wife madcap crafty engaging new york city house office police station apartment murder high society investigation news romance adventure
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Lucille Ball Eddie Albert Carl Benton Reid Gale Robbins Jerome Cowan Fred Graham Lee Patrick
secretary office worker smuggler wife stripper hit man madcap witty office family home nightclub hideout police station murder mistaken identity investigation chase smuggling jealousy mystery
Scatterbrained Sally Elliott tries to get a job as a Fuller brush girl and desperate for money she borrows her friend's kit without permission and her attempts at selling cosmetics ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1949
80 Minutes
Bob Hope Rhonda Fleming Roland Young Roland Culver Richard Lyon Gary Gray Jerry Hunter Jackie Jackson Orley Lindgren Karl Wright Esser George Reeves
murderer private investigator con artist scout duchess love interest campy madcap winsome engaging cruise ship murder detective work murder plot teamwork race against time adventure mystery pursuit 1940s
On an ocean liner, an inept scoutmaster pursues a duchess while a killer pursues him.
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
USA
2016
112 Minutes
Ice Cube Cedric Kyles Regina Hall Sean Patrick Thomas Eve Anthony Anderson Jazsmin Lewis JB Smoove Common Nicki Minaj Lamorne Morris
barber stylist co-worker client son gang member cheeky emotional creative barbershop apartment street bar car police station hard times bonding gangs conversation neighborhood watch
As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin's Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Frances McDormand Woody Harrelson Sam Rockwell Lucas Hedges Clarke Peters Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Caleb Landry Jones Kerry Condon John Hawkes Kathryn Newton
mother police chief police officer dead person dentist reporter amusing emotional brash gutsy tense unrestrained missouri small town restaurant dentist's office murder investigation police work vendetta justice
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.