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Scoop (2006)
90K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, suspense, talky, semi serious, light, entertaining, feel good, witty, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
journalist, journalism, investigation, serial killer, plot twist, murder investigation, police investigation, student, uncover truth, suspicion of murder, danger, dangerous attraction, death, murder, stage magic, reporter, swimming pool, magic, scoop, media, strong female character, tarot card, twists and turns, murder mystery, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
london, united kingdom, europe, england, american
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Most similar movies to Scoop
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, detective, entertaining and feel good films with plots about murder, investigation, police investigation, death, chase, murder mystery and suspicion mostly in Comedy, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Scoop: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), You've Got Murder (2019), The Monster (1994), The Trixxer (2004), Serendipity (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they ...
Style:
humorous, witty, neo noir, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hypnosis, investigation, roman empire, plot twist, insurance investigator, workplace, justice, unlikely criminals, love and romance, power relations, murder mystery, false accusation ...
Time:
1940s, year 2001, year 1940, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, istanbul turkey, madagascar ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Istanbul Police Department homicide detectives encounter a murder nothing like they’ve seen before.Commissioners Emin, Salih, Asuman and deputy Alaattin begin investigating.But strange murders keep happening. They don’t have any evidence or any ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, feel good, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
serial killer, police, police department, murder, fight, death, chase, partner, silly humor, who done it, victim, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent ...
Style:
dark comedy, parody, humorous, slapstick, spoof ...
Plot:
mistaken identity, farce, serial killer, odd couple, chase, dark humor, unemployment, sexual deviant, sexual attraction, pervert, mysticism, parents ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Auf dem Weg von Bitterfeld nach London verirrt sich ein sächsisches Pärchen im Wald. Ein hinterhältiges Subjekt hat den Wegweiser verdreht! So werden die beiden Zeuge, wie "der Mönch mit der Peitsche" vorsätzlich über den Haufen ...
Style:
exciting, not serious, witty, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, danger, law enforcement, serial killer, riddles and clues, partner, crime investigation, monkey, humour, killer ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
scotland yard, london, europe
Similarity:
100%
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131K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, touching, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
destiny, fall in love, coincidence, serendipity, christmas, true love, love and romance, friendship, looking for love, fate, love, friends ...
Time:
year 2001, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california, san francisco, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
867K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, exciting, witty, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, kids, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, whodunit, death, mystery killer, murder, mansion, murder investigation, eccentric family, large family, private detective, suspect ...
Time:
year 2019, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north america, usa, new england, massachusetts, seattle
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Style:
suspenseful, dark comedy, clever, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, obsession, murder, amateur detective, women, marriage, paranoia, death, hotel, mysticism, truth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1993
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state, poland
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kpt. Kalina (Pavel Řezníček) a policeman, a loving husband and a great father, is a victim of a car accident. From the position of a ghost, he follows the investigation of his own death. There are many humorous and unexpected ...
Style:
psychotronic, captivating, entertaining, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
christmas, ghost, mystery woman, secret, doctor, pregnancy, rivalry, loss of father, accidental death, brother brother relationship, wedding party, hallucination ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
prague, europe, czech republic
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France. When a criminal car sabotage related to threatening letters wreak havoc in the villa, Tranchant ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
police detective, investigation, rich man, homicide detective, crime investigation, satire, murder investigation, humour, sleuth, murder, crime solving, secret revealed ...
Time:
year 1970, 20th century, 70s
Place:
south of france, france, french riviera, europe, saint tropez
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, captivating, meta ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
murder mystery, murder investigation, murder, investigation, whodunit, murderer, film producer, secret, sleuth, forensics, filmmaking, crime investigation ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, 50s
Place:
london, scotland yard, west end london, england
Similarity:
32%
121K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss ...
Style:
parody, funny, black comedy, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
whodunit, twists and turns, butler, murder, murder mystery, multiple suspects, mansion, old dark house, investigation, mystery killer, blackmail, murder investigation ...
Time:
year 1954, 90s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
new england
Similarity:
50%
61K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A veritable chameleon, investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher might drive his editor up the wall, but he always produces great pieces for the newspaper. When his next story is about the drug trade taking place on the beach, Fletch ...
Style:
witty, humorous, hilarious, light, talky ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
beach, sarcasm, journalism, reporter, car chase, disguise, investigation, undercover, dating, on the run, voice over narration, lone hero ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, utah, rio de janeiro, usa, santa monica california
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Mastroanni plays a mandolin player who, while trying to cover his senile father's gambling debts, is sent to perform a serenade at a high rise building and witnesses a shootout and a man being thrown from a window to his death (the first of ...
Style:
detective, freeze frame, neo noir
Plot:
serial killer, whodunit, drag queen, abandoned house, murderer, effeminate man, lack of money, assassination attempt, corpse, mystery woman, port, fat woman ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
naples italy, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mommy vlogger Stephanie joins her best friend Emily's husband, Sean, to investigate her sudden disappearance from their small town.
Style:
exciting, sexy, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
missing person, ruse, investigation, deception, murder investigation, blackmail, female friendship, missing woman, death, small town, secret, murder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
michigan, london, new york, connecticut, canada
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal ...
Style:
humorous, light, funny, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
dog, private detective, afterlife, reincarnation, murder mystery, chase, murder, animal, life & death, writers, human becomes animal, talking cat ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
london
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jeanne, a brilliant architect has a new assignment: renovate the sumptuous Daguerre mansion owned by an eccentric family, head of a Board Game empire. When the landlord and patriarch Cesar is found dead, everyone present becomes a suspect. Suddenly ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
private investigation, female protagonist, suspicion, murder investigation, uncover truth, problem, crime solving, architect, crime investigation, investigation, social satire, satire ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Style:
witty, talky, humorous, stylized, melancholic ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, love and romance, caper, corruption, robbery, unlikely criminals, bank robber, disorder, overnight success, couple relations, cons and scams ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In the seedy world of 1940s Los Angeles, Private Detective Stone Evergreen investigates the suspicious suicide of a young actress.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, humorous, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, graphic violence, murderer, danger, law enforcement, law enforcer, murder, dishonesty ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The recently deceased Mona Dearly (Bette Midler) was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash (Danny ...
Style:
black comedy, funny, humorous, dark comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
dark humor, small town, murder, murder mystery, sarcasm, investigation, drowning, suspect, waitress, small town life, goofy hero, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey, minnesota
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.
Style:
feel good, melancholic, romantic, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
time travel, painter, literature, artist, bohemian life, magic realism, love and romance, love story, writers, nostalgia, writer's life, art ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2011, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
paris france, france, versailles, europe, montmartre paris ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
Style:
exciting, detective, twist ending, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
whodunit, murder mystery, murder, murder investigation, investigation, racism, criminal, house, killer, plot twist, land, men's rights ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
greece, new york, europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Joseph Rouletabille (Bruno Podalydès), a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathilde Stangerson (Sabine Azéma), who uses the yellow room of the title as her bedroom. At the time of the revolver shots her room was ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, danger, law enforcement, journalism, mysterious past, mysterious event, locked room, plot twist, perfect crime, millennial, room ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
france
Similarity:
27%
101K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is ...
Style:
psychological thriller, twist ending, surprise ending, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, psychopath, murder investigation, murder mystery, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, tough girl, female agent, strong female character, police investigation, strong female lead ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, 80s, year 1983, 21st century
Place:
usa, canada, montreal, pennsylvania
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Style:
black and white, not serious, realistic, parody, humorous ...
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, serial killer, hercule poirot, mysticism, investigation, murder, female serial killer, danger, law enforcement, who done it, riddles and clues ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london, scotland yard, europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story involves a series of murders in Charron's performing company, murders caused by various members getting doused with vitriolic acid. Turns out all the people killed have a common denominator in their past, one which has recently ...
Style:
detective, grindhouse, slasher, cult classic, black and white ...
Plot:
edgar allan poe, murder, serial killer, whodunit, monkey, macabre, maniac, dream, unrequited love, police investigator, confronting the past, killer ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1971, 19th century, turn of the century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, surreal, funny, dark ...
Plot:
cannibalism, female nudity, sex toy, sex, bdsm, swinger, murder, dominatrix, sexual assault, naked in public, horniness, food ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, feel good, detective, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, book, writers, couples, dangerous attraction, danger, investigation, love and romance, who done it, fall in love, comedy of errors, circus ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1989
Place:
romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style:
surprise ending, clever, entertaining, twist ending, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, teamwork, fbi, outsmarting, scheme, perfect crime, twists and turns, con artists, stage magic, bank robbery, cons and scams, magician ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the ...
Style:
dark comedy, culinary, semi serious, offbeat, feel good ...
Plot:
food, serial killer, cooking, restaurant, cooking and food, murder, food industry, humour, hidden treasure, wine, mysticism, judiciary ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
europe, london, venice, paris france, france ...
Similarity:
26%
694
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on the play by 'Joe Orton' this film follows the adventures of two pals who have pulled off a bank robbery and have to hide the loot. Fortunately (?) one of them works in a funeral parlour and they have a coffin to spare.
Style:
lgbt cinema, semi serious, realistic, cynical, offbeat ...
Plot:
friendship between men, male star appears nude, homoerotic friendship, money, homoeroticism, father son relationship, male friendship, nudity, bare chested male, male pubic hair, male nudity, caper ...
Time:
60s
Place:
brighton, london
Similarity:
26%
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