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10 Best Movies Like Schadenfreude

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

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#1
Zero Effect

Zero Effect

1998★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schadenfreude for fans of Comedy & Crime & Mystery. 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 ...

#2
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schadenfreude 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....

#3
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schadenfreude 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...

#4
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schadenfreude 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....

#5
Mr. Right

Mr. Right

2016★ 6.5

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

A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him....

#6
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Schadenfreude 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....

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