Movies Like The Penguin Pool Murder

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

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935·1h 14m·★ 6.7·Lloyd Corrigan

Hildegarde Withers Mystery CollectionThemes: schoolteacher, amateur detective, murder investigationBoth star Edna May Oliver & James Gleason

Murder on a Bridle Path

1936·1h 6m·★ 6.2·William Hamilton

Hildegarde Withers Mystery CollectionThemes: amateur sleuth, police investigation, amateur detectiveStarring James Gleason

Sherlock Jr.

1924·45m·★ 8.1·Buster Keaton

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Framed

1930·1h 5m·★ 6.0·George Archainbaud

Themes: police inspector, pre-codeDir. George Archainbaud

Taken 3

2014·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Olivier Megaton

Themes: police inspector, murder investigation

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

TMDB recommendsStarring James Gleason

Murder She Said

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.3·George Pollock

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Murder at the Gallop

1963·1h 21m·★ 7.2·George Pollock

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Little Women

1933·1h 55m·★ 7.1·George Cukor

DP: Henry W. GerrardStarring Edna May Oliver

Three Colors: Red

1994·1h 40m·★ 8.1·Krzysztof Kieślowski

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To Be or Not to Be

1942·1h 39m·★ 8.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

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Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

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The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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Beverly Hills Cop

1984·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Martin Brest

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K-PAX

2001·2h·★ 7.4·Iain Softley

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A Shot in the Dark

1964·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Blake Edwards

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Bed and Board

1970·1h 37m·★ 7.4·François Truffaut

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Murder Most Foul

1964·1h 30m·★ 7.1·George Pollock

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