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10 Best Movies Like Charlie Chan in Panama

If you loved Charlie Chan in Panama, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Murder She Said

Murder She Said

1961★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Charlie Chan in Panama for fans of Crime & Mystery & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own....

#2
That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

1962★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Charlie Chan in Panama for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting C...

#3
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Charlie Chan in Panama for fans of Crime & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues the doctor performs plastic surgery...

#4
Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Charlie Chan in Panama for fans of Crime & Thriller & Mystery & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor....

#5
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Charlie Chan in Panama for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#6
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Charlie Chan in Panama for fans of Crime & Thriller & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...