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10 Best Movies Like The Fly-Cop

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

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#1
Short Time

Short Time

1990★ 6.4

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

As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, C...

#2
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.7

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

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

#3
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fly-Cop for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened b...

#4
Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

1924★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fly-Cop for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch....

#5
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fly-Cop for fans of Comedy & Crime. 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....

#6
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995★ 6.3

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

Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He mu...

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