20 best movies like The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

List of the best movies like The Mad Miss Manton (1938): Lady on a Train, Murder Mystery, It's a Wonderful World, Hanky Panky, Her Alibi, Inherent Vice, The Lovebirds, Murder of a Cat, Exposed, Radioland Murders.

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Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective, film noir
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

While on a train, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder as they pass a building. When she tells the police, they think she's crazy since she can't tell exactly where the crime happened. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help with her sleuthing.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:43

After attending a gathering on a billionaire's yacht during a European vacation, a New York cop and his wife become prime suspects when he's murdered.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:26

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:50

The complete innocent, Michael Jordon, is drawn into a web of secrecy and government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she is later murdered, Michael is the chief suspect and on the run.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:29

    In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

    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: 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: 4.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    In 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America's airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn't enough, Penny Henderson, the owner's secretary, must deal with an unhappy sponsor, an overbearing boss and a soon-to-be ex-husband who desperately wants her back. As the broadcast begins, a mysterious voice breaks the broadcast and suddenly members of the cast turn up dead. It's up to her husband Roger, to find out whodunit as the police chase him through the halls of WBN.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, detective, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, detective, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:31

    After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Morgan and Jean work well together as true crime podcasters because they didn’t work well, at all, as a couple. However, when Morgan strikes up a new relationship with the mysterious Simone, their shared interest turns into suspicion, paranoia, and fear.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, crime, detective
    CountryBulgaria, USA, Spain
    Duration01:27

    A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:53

    Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrethriller, melodrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:05

    Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:42

    An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, China
    Duration02:35

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, musical, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

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

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryJapan
    Duration02:15

    Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix's greatest ally is Mia's younger sister Maya, a spirit medium whose body is posessed by Mia to communicate with him.

    Markimdb: 3.1
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A struggling actress must play the role of a detective in order to save an adorable Maltese puppy from a murderous group of Goth Thugs, a Devilish Dominatrix, and a handsome, lying doctor.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryJapan
    Duration01:57

    In a valley, with a dense growth of trees, a baby is killed. The baby's mother Satomi is arrested as the prime suspect. The police also learn that Satomi is involved in a romantic relationship with her next door neighbor Ozaki. The information was provided by the neighbor's lover Kanako. Meanwhile, magazine reporter Watanabe, who is covering the story, discovers the shocking fact that Ozaki was involved in a rape case 15 years ago. Even more shocking, the victim in the rape case is Kanako.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, melodrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Two teenage boys secretly meet up in a cabin, bear witness to a shooting and barely escape with their lives. Desperate to keep their relationship a secret and in fear of being found by the perpetrator, they remain silent but soon learn that what has been seen cannot be unseen -- and when you witness a horrible event, it changes everything.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    Uncle John revolves around the struggle to keep a mysterious disappearance unsolved

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:25

    Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A ditsy reporter enlists the help of a sleazy private eye to solve a series of gory killings of female strippers at a Chicago nightclub.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop on the run for murder – the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Murder in the First follows homicide detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan as they investigate a multitude of tragedies in San Francisco.

    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: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman whom he had a one night affair with, she informs him that she is now pregnant with his child, he must now choose between continuing the lifestyle he lead or take responsibility for his actions.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:34

    On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling with a lost dog they plan to return to its wealthy owner for a large reward. But, when the dog's mistress is murdered, the travelers become the prime suspects, and Inspector Bonnard is determined to track them all down.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryChina, USA

    A disgraced NYPD detective after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:11

    A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional—and even the supernatural.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genremelodrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.




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