Movies Like A Thief Catcher

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

A Film Johnnie

1914·12m·★ 5.6·George Nichols

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Ford SterlingThemes: silent film, short film

Tango Tangles

1914·10m·★ 5.1·Mack Sennett

4 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Ford SterlingThemes: silent film, short film

Between Showers

1914·14m·★ 5.4·Henry Lehrman

Themes: policeman, silent film, short filmBoth star Ford Sterling & Charlie Chaplin

Double Crossed

1914·10m·★ 5.0·Ford Sterling

Both star Ford Sterling & Mack SwainDir. Ford SterlingCrime & Comedy

A Muddy Romance

1913·11m·★ 4.9·Mack Sennett

3 shared cast incl. Ford Sterling & Mack Swain

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommendsStarring Charlie Chaplin

Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

The Mask

1994·1h 41m·★ 7.0·Chuck Russell

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

Night Owls

1930·21m·★ 7.4·James Parrott

Fans also likedStarring Edgar Kennedy

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommends

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

TMDB recommends

Rififi

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Jules Dassin

TMDB recommends

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

Pandora's Box

1929·2h 21m·★ 7.7·G.W. Pabst

TMDB recommends

Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

TMDB recommends

Another Thin Man

1939·1h 43m·★ 7.4·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedComedy & Crime

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941·1h 37m·★ 7.2·W.S. Van Dyke

Fans also likedComedy & Crime

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930·30m·★ 7.1·James Parrott

Fans also likedComedy & Crime

Song of the Thin Man

1947·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Edward Buzzell

Fans also likedComedy & Crime

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Cliff Owen

Fans also likedCrime & Comedy

How Good Is A Thief Catcher?

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