20 best movies like Joys (1976)

List of the best movies like Joys (1976): Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, Wild Canaries, Such Good People, Ava's Possessions, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Werewolves Within, Hubie Halloween, Murder of a Cat, Light From the Tower.

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Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, detective
CountryUSA

LA homicide detective Gene Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
CountryUSA

An 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, detective
CountryUSA

When their elderly neighbor suddenly drops dead, a young Brooklyn couple investigates signs of foul play.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrecomedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

A young couple discovers a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for rich friends who die while out of the country.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

Ava is recovering from demonic possession. With no memory of the past month, she must attend a Spirit Possessions Anonymous support group to figure out what happened. Ava's life was hijacked by a demon, now it's time to get it back.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

A stressed-out police officer struggles not to give in to the paranoia that grips his small mountain town as bodies turn up after each full moon.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, detective
CountryUSA

Hubie Dubois who, despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something really is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton, an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely ally, Greta, and the two set out to find the culprit lurking in their small suburban town. But as Clinton searches for the truth, he begins to uncover a conspiracy that goes far deeper than he anticipated.

Markimdb: 2.5
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, detective
CountryUSA

A costume designer is sent to the Catskills for an interactive theatre piece set in the 1920s. When she arrives things seem dark, strange and off. She soon realizes she is part of a student film.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
CountryCanada, USA
Duration01:34

The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:45

Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA

Detective Inspector Richard Poole is transferred to Sainte Marie, an island in the Caribbean. Totally unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, Richard hates the sun, sea and sand and isn't used to the Sainte Marie style of policing. Working with the exotic Camille each week Richard investigates intricate and intriguing murders.

Markimdb: 1.3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

A demonic nun unleashes HOLY HELL when she summons the devil to possess a MAN-EATING SHARK!!

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrefantastic, comedy, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

Skeptical journalist Ozzie Graham investigates a support group for alien abductees to write about the members' supposed encounters. The more he digs into their oddball claims, the more he realizes there is truth in their stories and possibly even signs that point to his own alien abduction.

Markimdb: 3.9
Genrecomedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Canada

Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a murder at Buckingham Palace. They soon learn that they have only four days to solve the case, or the queen will become the next victim.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

Maddie, a persona shifting con-artist who is as beautiful as she is dangerous, leaves her unwitting victims tormented when they realize they have been used and robbed of everything – including their hearts. But things get complicated when her former targets, Ezra, Richard, and Jules team up to track her down. While pursuing her newest mark, Maddie meets a potential love interest, Patrick, which threatens to derail her assignment, much to the chagrin of her mysterious boss, The Doctor.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, documentary, detective, history
CountryUSA, Taiwan, China

From New York City to the farmlands of the Midwest, there are 50,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., yet one dish in particular has conquered the American culinary landscape with a force befitting its military moniker—“General Tso’s Chicken.” But who was General Tso and how did this dish become so ubiquitous? Ian Cheney’s delightfully insightful documentary charts the history of Chinese Americans through the surprising origins of this sticky, sweet, just-spicy-enough dish that we’ve adopted as our own.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama, detective
CountryUSA

A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

A guy who moves back to Portland, Oregon becomes involved in the mystery of his ex-girlfriend's disappearance.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

Before Sam Axe teamed up with Michael and Fiona, he was Commander Axe, U.S. Navy SEAL. The Fall of Sam Axe tells the story of how Sam went from respected Naval Commander to the man of mystery we've come to know on Burn Notice. On what will turn out to be Sam's last military mission, he is sent to the jungles of Colombia to investigate claims of a vicious terrorist organization known only as the "Espada Ardiente" (Flaming Sword). His mission: to determine whether U.S. military aid is necessary to deal with the threat. But when he arrives, things are more complicated than he'd imagined. He receives word that the rebels have targeted a small civilian clinic deep in the jungle. Sam must now save the clinic's doctors and patients from certain death. However, nothing is as it seems and the Espada Ardiente may not be the biggest threat Sam Axe faces.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

Back in the 80s, Camp Pocumtuck was one of the strictest and most-religious summer camps ever known. It was forced to shut its doors when a young girl was struck by lightning. Before that, it was the site of a Native American massacre. And before that, several women were burned at the stake for being witches. Nowadays, Mia’s friends are not too keen on transforming this dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams. Mia’s wound a bit too tight and somewhat of a control freak. Her gay BFF has the hots for all the groomsmen and her maid of honor just wants good cellphone reception. Even worse, she accidentally sent an email invite to her annoying high school friend whom she hasn’t seen in years. But nothing will stop Mia from having a perfect wedding, not even when people begin disappearing in the night, and especially not when a spirit-possessed Teddy Ruxpin starts telling her to hide the bodies.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror, action, comedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA

Before their eventual team-up with Scooby and the gang, bright and optimistic Daphne and whip-smart and analytical Velma are both mystery-solving teens who are best friends but have only met online - until now. Daphne has just transferred to Velma's school, Ridge Valley High, an incredible tech-savvy institute with all the latest gadgets provided by the school's benefactor, tech billionaire Tobias Bloom. And while competition is fierce among the students for a coveted internship at Bloom Innovative, Daphne and Velma dig beyond all the gadgets and tech to investigate what is causing some of the brightest students in school to disappear - only to emerge again in a zombie-fied state.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.




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