Similar Films
Movies Like The Lemon Drop Kid
1951·91 min·Dir. Sidney Lanfield·★ 7.0
ComedyCrime
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.
Catch Me If You Can
2002·2h 21m·★ 8.1·Steven Spielberg
TMDB recommendsThemes: con man, con artist
The Grifters
1990·1h 50m·★ 6.8·Stephen Frears
Themes: con man, con artistFans also liked
The Sting
1973·2h 9m·★ 8.2·George Roy Hill
TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese
Themes: con man, con artistCrime & Comedy
Focus
2015·1h 45m·★ 6.6·John Requa
Themes: con man, con artistComedy & Crime
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010·1h 38m·★ 6.6·John Requa
TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime
The Lady Eve
1941·1h 37m·★ 7.7·Preston Sturges
TMDB recommends
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941·1h 37m·★ 7.2·W.S. Van Dyke
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Blake Edwards
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Ron Howard
TMDB recommends
The Whole Town's Talking
1935·1h 33m·★ 7.3·John Ford
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
Miracle on 34th Street
1973·1h 40m·★ 5.9·Fielder Cook
TMDB recommends
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
2025·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Tolga Karaçelik
Fans also likedCrime & Comedy
Ocean's Thirteen
2007·2h 2m·★ 6.9·Steven Soderbergh
TMDB recommends
Song of the Thin Man
1947·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Edward Buzzell
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
The Santa Clause
1994·1h 37m·★ 6.6·John Pasquin
TMDB recommends
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Ted Kotcheff
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
Wolfs
2024·1h 48m·★ 6.5·Jon Watts
Fans also likedCrime & Comedy
Defendor
2009·1h 41m·★ 6.7·Peter Stebbings
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
The Naked Gun
2025·1h 25m·★ 6.3·Akiva Schaffer
Fans also likedComedy & Crime
How Good Is The Lemon Drop Kid?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
6.8Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.5
★ IMDb7.0
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
Related Collections
Find More