20 movies like Burke & Hare, ordered by similarity : The Battle of the Sexes(1959), Brother's Nest(2018), Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(2016), Like a Boss(2020), Trainspotting(1996), Solitary Man(2009), I Tartassati(1959), Fatman(2020), It Happened to Jane(1959), Coffee Town(2013), Oklahoma Crude(1973), Tiara Tahiti(1962) ...
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2010
91 Minutes
Simon Pegg Andy Serkis Isla Fisher Jessica Hynes Tom Wilkinson Tim Curry Ronnie Corbett Hugh Bonneville David Schofield Allan Corduner Michael Smiley
thief dark amusing edinburgh cadavers business ideas temptation 19th century
A black comedy about two nineteenth century grave robbers, who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
Comedy
USA
1959
88 Minutes
Peter Sellers Robert Morley Constance Cummings Jameson Clark Ernest Thesiger Donald Pleasence Moultrie Kelsall Alex Mackenzie Roddy McMillan Michael Goodliffe Noel Howlett
accountant business woman american business owner colleague hilarious lighthearted playful amusing edinburgh factory comedy battle of the sexes male/female relationship failing business sexism modernization rivalry 20th century
A detective is assigned to track down and capture a crazed serial rapist.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2018
97 Minutes
Shane Jacobson Clayton Jacobson Kim Gyngell Lynette Curran Sarah Snook
brother stepfather mother family dying person unemployed person amusing witty dark tense suspenseful engaging victoria, australia murder plot brother relationship humor comedy vengeance parent/child relationship fall
Two brothers' murder plans go somewhat sideways in this Australian dark comedy.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Israel|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Richard Gere Lior Ashkenazi Michael Sheen Steve Buscemi Charlotte Gainsbourg Dan Stevens Hank Azaria Harris Yulin Josh Charles Yehuda Almagor Neta Riskin
fixer dignitary prime minister businessman politician israeli amusing brash confident engaging touching new york city park shoe store house big city business politics reputation unlikely allies
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Comedy
USA
2020
83 Minutes
Tiffany Haddish Rose Byrne Salma Hayek Karan Soni Jacob Latimore Billy Porter Jimmy O. Yang Ryan Hansen Jennifer Coolidge Jessica St. Clair Natasha Rothwell
best friend business owner businessperson cosmetologist amusing cheeky confident brash fiery house corporate headquarters restaurant selling out friendship business deal failing business adventure fall pursuit rivalry
Two friends with very different ideals start a beauty company together. One is more practical while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
89 Minutes
Michael Douglas Brian Koppelman Mary-Louise Parker Jenna Fischer Jesse Eisenberg Imogen Poots Ben Shenkman David Costabile Susan Sarandon Danny DeVito Olivia Thirlby
business owner car dealer middle-aged man girlfriend ex-wife daughter amusing endearing dark new york city apartment college restaurant park boston divorce bad behavior midlife crisis adultery family
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Comedy
Italy|France
1959
90 Minutes
Totò Aldo Fabrizi Louis De Funès Cathia Caro Luciano Marin Anna Campori
business owner fashion adviser retail manager tax auditor shopkeeper financial advisor amusing hilarious engaging shop france italy office city town tax evasion taxes business fashion retail business
Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a very well established luxury clothing store. He does not like and does not consider it right to pay taxes and therefore uses a tax consultant to be able to evade more taxes.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Other, Fantasy
UK|Canada|USA
2020
100 Minutes
Eshom Nelms Mel Gibson Walton Goggins Marianne Jean-Baptiste Chance Hurstfield Eric Woolfe Robert Bockstael Michael Dyson Shaun Benson Paulino Nunes Michelle Lang
santa claus businessman military official assassin adolescent boy dark bleak disturbing gritty gutsy log cabin small town hospital bar workshop living room santa claus hard times military engagement christmas
A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
Comedy
USA
1959
98 Minutes
Doris Day Jack Lemmon Ernie Kovacs Steve Forrest Russ Brown Walter Greaza Parker Fennelly Philip Coolidge Mary Wickes Casey Adams Dick Crockett
small-business owner railroad tycoon lawyer reporter amusing charming lighthearted playful maine new york city small town accidental death lawsuit love triangle small business big business opposites attract love rivalry underdog
Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
Comedy
USA
2013
88 Minutes
Glenn Howerton Steve Little Ben Schwartz Adrianne Palicki Josh Groban Josh Perry Jett Dunlap Matt Riedy
business owner friend business partner coffee shop owner love interest barista amusing hilarious cheeky coffee shop united states parking lot business coffee friendship rescue rescue adventure underdog 2010s
A website manager enlists the help of his two friends in order to convince the owners of his favorite coffee shop -- which doubles as his office -- not to turn their business into a bar.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
108 Minutes
George C. Scott Faye Dunaway John Mills Jack Palance Bill Lucking Harvey Jason Ted Gehring Cliff Osmond Rafael Campos Woodrow Parfrey John Hudkins
businessman woman fighter father love interest friend spirited engaging amusing confident offbeat oklahoma oil well abuse of power territorial disputes oil business determination land dispute greed discovery
In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle (Faye Dunaway), aided by her father (Sir John Mills) and a hobo (George C. Scott), is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell her land.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1962
100 Minutes
captain stockbroker businessman lieutenant beautiful woman amusing melodramatic cool cheeky england tahiti hotel town island scam island life black market expatriates love triangle business scheme
James Mason and Sir John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough Colonel and a refined Captain who clashed during the war, and continue their personal battle in peacetime Tahiti.
Comedy
USA
1990
91 Minutes
Roger Rose Corby Timbrook T.K. Carter Leslie Jordan George Lopez Martin Mull Ray Walston Paul Feig Tess Sean Gregory Sullivan
skier ski resort operator business owner businessman young man young woman amusing madcap outlandish ski resort lodge mountain woods ski slopes land dispute business scheme deception sabotage skiing corporate greed
A developer attempts to sabotage the safety record of a ski resort.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Action
2001
83 Minutes
Jackie Chan Eric Tsang Vivian Hsu Kim Min-jeong Wu Hsing-kuo Alfred Cheung Anthony Rene Jones Glory Simon
salesman spy businessman criminal amusing cheeky intense tense thrilling hilarious korea turkey hong kong crime spying business narcotics trade espionage adventure adventure
A private detective (Eric Tsang) enlists the aid of a heroic salesman (Jackie Chan) to help him find a Hong Kong orphan.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
2011
119 Minutes
Johnny Depp Aaron Eckhart Michael Rispoli Amber Heard Richard Jenkins Giovanni Ribisi Amaury Nolasco Marshall Bell Bill Smitrovich Julian Holloway Bruno Irizarry
journalist businessman fiancée editor photographer femme fatale dark sultry amusing new york city san juan, puerto rico office journalism relocation love triangle corruption underdog forbidden love temptation 1950s
American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.
Comedy
USA
1999
88 Minutes
Luke Wilson Joshua Malina Paula Devicq Phil LaMarr Phillip Rhys Michael McKean Teri Garr Katie Johnston Jim Fyfe Brian Doyle Murray Layne Beamer
entrepreneur best friend corporate stooge girlfriend rapper businessman amusing lighthearted playful seattle store office small business capitalism idealism big business commercialism anti-establishment underdog rivalry
The two owners of the Long Shot Copies shop struggle against a copying giant, King Co. Having gotten their start from a one hundred thousand dollar windfall when one of them hit a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
107 Minutes
Alec Guinness Burl Ives Maureen O'Hara Ernie Kovacs Noel Coward Ralph Richardson Jo Morrow Paul Rogers Gregoire Aslan Jose Prieto Duncan Macrae
expatriate secret agent double agent director secretary salesman cool amusing suspenseful havana, cuba london city apartment government offices store city espionage communism father/daughter relationship patriotism deception
Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
UK
2016
88 Minutes
Kate Dickie Gemma Whelan Alice Lowe Kayvan Novak Tom Davis Dan Renton Skinner Eileen Davies Mike Wozniak Tom Meeten Marc Bessant
pregnant woman serial killer midwife dj baby murder victim dark shocking amusing witty disturbing gory england pregnancy serial murders humor fear vengeance unexpected death discovery
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Canada
1995
103 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Matt Dillon Joaquin Phoenix Casey Affleck Illeana Douglas Alison Folland Dan Hedaya Wayne Knight Kurtwood Smith Holland Taylor Maria Tucci
reporter wife teen boy husband hit man detective dark witty amusing new hampshire newsroom high school murder betrayal fame seduction ambition fall love revenge
A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.