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10 Best Movies Like Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

If you loved Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant for fans of Comedy & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder....

#2
The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly

1964★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Wh...

#3
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant for fans of Comedy & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation....

#4
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant for fans of Comedy & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club....

#5
Chang Can Dunk

Chang Can Dunk

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress...

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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant for fans of Comedy & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murd...

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