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10 Best Movies Like On the Beat

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

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#1
The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955★ 7.2

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

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England....

#2
Zulu

Zulu

1964★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Beat for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drif...

#3
A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time

1963★ 7.4

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

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't ...

#4
The Early Bird

The Early Bird

1965★ 7.6

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

Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his hor...

#5
That Riviera Touch

That Riviera Touch

1966★ 5.8

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

Eric and Ernie decide to take a holiday to the South of France and unwittingly become mixed up with a band of jewel thieves....

#6
The Square Peg

The Square Peg

1958★ 6.5

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

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fa...