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10 Best Movies Like Don't Come Home Before Midnight

If you loved Don't Come Home Before Midnight, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Come Home Before Midnight for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locat...

#2
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Come Home Before Midnight for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wi...

#3
Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Come Home Before Midnight for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspe...

#4
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Come Home Before Midnight for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#5
Zero Effect

Zero Effect

1998★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Come Home Before Midnight for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what ...

#6
American Dreamer

American Dreamer

2022★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Come Home Before Midnight for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy...

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