Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Not for Publication

If you loved Not for Publication, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not for Publication for fans of Comedy & Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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

#2
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not for Publication for fans of Comedy & Crime & Mystery.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....

#3
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not for Publication for fans of Comedy & Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate....

#4
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not for Publication for fans of Comedy & Crime & Mystery. 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...

#5
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not for Publication for fans of Comedy & Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the pa...

#6
The Dream Team

The Dream Team

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not for Publication for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, befo...

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