Movies Like Backfire

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

Tender Scoundrel

1966·1h 34m·★ 5.7·Jean Becker

Both star Jean-Paul Belmondo & Jean-Pierre MarielleDir. Jean BeckerComedy & Crime

The Diamond Arm

1969·★ 8.2·Leonid Gaidai

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Comedy & Crime

Topkapi

1964·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Jules Dassin

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime & Adventure

Greed in the Sun

1964·2h 2m·★ 7.0·Henri Verneuil

Fans also likedStarring Jean-Paul BelmondoAdventure & Comedy

Cartouche

1962·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Philippe de Broca

Fans also likedStarring Jean-Paul BelmondoAdventure & Comedy

Project A

1983·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Jackie Chan

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Comedy

Smokey and the Bandit

1977·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Hal Needham

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Comedy

Romancing the Stone

1984·1h 46m·★ 6.9·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommendsComedy & Adventure

The Longest Yard

2005·1h 53m·★ 6.4·Peter Segal

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

Cop or Hood

1979·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Georges Lautner

Both star Jean-Paul Belmondo & Michel BeauneComedy & Crime

Hold-up

1985·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Alexandre Arcady

Both star Jean-Paul Belmondo & Jean-Pierre MarielleComedy & Crime

Exit to Eden

1994·1h 54m·★ 4.3·Garry Marshall

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime

La Chèvre

1981·1h 34m·★ 7.3·Francis Veber

Fans also likedComedy & Crime & Adventure

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

1988·2h 15m·★ 6.9·Claude Lelouch

Both star Jean-Paul Belmondo & Michel Beaune

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

Ayan

2009·2h 42m·★ 7.7·K. V. Anand

TMDB recommends

Song of the Thin Man

1947·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Edward Buzzell

Fans also likedComedy & Crime

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996·1h 29m·★ 5.9·David R. Ellis

Fans also likedAdventure & Comedy

Double Threat

2023·1h 31m·★ 4.7·Shane Stanley

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How Good Is Backfire?

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