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10 Best Movies Like Penelope

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

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#1
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977★ 6.5

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

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation....

#2
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960★ 7.0

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

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is ...

#3
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penelope for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#4
Take the Money and Run

Take the Money and Run

1969★ 7.1

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

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent....

#5
The Honey Pot

The Honey Pot

1967★ 6.4

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

In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them....

#6
Wrong Cops

Wrong Cops

2013★ 6.1

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

A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot....

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