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10 Best Movies Like Detectives

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

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#1
In the Soup

In the Soup

1992★ 6.6

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

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film....

#2
Somewhere in Queens

Somewhere in Queens

2023★ 6.2

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

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tea...

#3
Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018★ 5.9

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

An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who want them dead or alive - pr...

#4
Pups Alone

Pups Alone

2021★ 5.8

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

After receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make ...

#5
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

2017★ 6.4

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

Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into....

#6
The Joneses

The Joneses

2010★ 6.2

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

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors....

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