Movies Like Joe: The Busybody

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

The Exchange Student

1967·1h 25m·★ 6.5·Jean Girault

3 shared cast incl. Louis de Funès & Ferdy MayneDir. Jean Girault

The Gendarme Takes Off

1970·1h 30m·★ 6.5·Jean Girault

3 shared cast incl. Louis de Funès & Claude GensacDir. Jean Girault

Let's Rob the Bank

1964·1h 28m·★ 6.7·Jean Girault

Both star Louis de Funès & Yvonne ClechDir. Jean GiraultComedy & Crime

People in Luck

1963·1h 35m·★ 5.9·Philippe de Broca

3 shared cast incl. Guy Tréjan & Louis de Funès

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

1964·1h 29m·★ 7.1·Jean Girault

Both star Louis de Funès & Michel GalabruDir. Jean Girault

The Gendarme Gets Married

1968·1h 30m·★ 6.8·Jean Girault

Both star Louis de Funès & Claude GensacDir. Jean Girault

The Cabbage Soup

1981·1h 38m·★ 6.5·Jean Girault

Both star Louis de Funès & Claude GensacDir. Jean Girault

The Gendarme in New York

1965·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Jean Girault

Both star Louis de Funès & Michel GalabruDir. Jean Girault

The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

1979·1h 36m·★ 6.3·Jean Girault

Both star Louis de Funès & Michel GalabruDir. Jean Girault

Umbrella Coup

1980·1h 35m·★ 6.6·Gérard Oury

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Death of a Corrupt Man

1977·2h·★ 6.8·Georges Lautner

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Buffet Froid

1979·1h 32m·★ 7.2·Bertrand Blier

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Fuzz

1972·1h 33m·★ 5.5·Richard A. Colla

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Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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Dog Day Afternoon

1975·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Sidney Lumet

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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Murder She Said

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.3·George Pollock

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Lethal Weapon

1987·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Richard Donner

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