Movies like Where's Marlowe?
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Where's Marlowe? (1998)
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy". Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business the two film-makers must resort to a hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, noir, humorous, semi serious, funny, independent film, mockumentary, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, filmmaking, murder, existentialism, investigation, artists and showbiz, satire, chase, filmmaker, manipulation, death, private investigator, surveillance, mexican american border, hollywood, school, media, media satire, dog, prostitute, female nudity, water, mistress, hotel, adultery ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa, mexico
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, witty and semi serious films with plots about murder, investigation, satire, deadly, filmmaking, dishonesty and artists and showbiz mostly in Comedy, Thriller and Mystery genres. Some movies like Where's Marlowe?: The Late Show (1977), This Girl for Hire (1983), Shut Up and Shoot! (2006), The Scenesters (2009), The Long Goodbye (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped ...
Style:
neo noir, offbeat, clever, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, cat, investigation, private investigator, violent content, partner, dishonesty, odd couple, aging, elderly, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1977, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother ...
Style:
crime drama, lighthearted, parody, satirical, witty ...
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, hollywood, female detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, private detective, whodunit, female empowerment, amateur sleuth, murder, celebrity culture ...
Time:
1940s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A movie producer hatches a scheme to have an actor (Silvio Pollio) kill his fellow filmmakers.
Style:
realistic, cynical, humorous, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
murder, satire, actor's life, dishonesty, politics, artists and showbiz, dark humor, cons and scams, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, pirate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The ...
Style:
cynical, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, fish out of water, found footage, who done it, disorder, amateur detective, filmmaker, hipster, woman strangled to death, whodunit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous, mockumentary
Plot:
filmmaking, 007, tv crew, investigation, satire, found footage, artists and showbiz, media, celebrity culture, hollywood, media satire, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Style:
neo noir, detective, dark, cynical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
private detective, murder, cat, profanity, whodunit, investigation, beach, mental institution, supermarket, alcoholic, private investigator, loneliness ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, malibu california, california, mexico, usa ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to ...
Style:
mockumentary, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, hollywood, showbiz, filmmaking, nightclub, terminal illness, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, actor's life, improv, film industry, comedian ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, los angeles, san francisco, california
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
detective, neo noir, funny, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, dark humor, satire, actor, thief, murder mystery, cheerleader, buddy, accidental killing, violent, buddy cop, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, venice beach california, california, denver colorado, usa ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Style:
witty, humorous, noir, neo noir, dark comedy ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, funeral, dishonesty, investigation, writer's life, artists and showbiz, ghost, cons and scams, satire, media, summer ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mockumentary about the rise and fall of Hollywood's life coach to the stars.
Style:
witty, mockumentary, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, celebrity culture, rise and fall, hidden identity, artists and showbiz, power relations, humour, coach, satire, showbiz, behind the scenes, fame ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bubba Mabry, a gullible private detective, becomes the prime suspect in a tabloid reporter's murder after being hired to snoop on him by a mysterious celebrity.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
amateur detective, private investigator, murder, private detective, who done it, goofy hero, investigation, uncover truth, disorder, celebrity culture, journalism, media ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.
Style:
atmospheric, talky, realistic, humorous, tense ...
Plot:
hollywood, amateur detective, murder mystery, wyatt earp, investigation, gunfight, law enforcement, partner, filmmaking, corruption, satire, buddy cop ...
Time:
80s, 1920s, year 1929, 1930s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, san francisco, new jersey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe (William H. Macy) accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator (James Cromwell), who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, neo noir, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
murder, private detective, film critic, investigation, blackmail, courtroom, filmmaking, hollywood, who done it, police investigation, uncover truth, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"La La Wood" follows the legacy of Jiminy Glick, first introduced on "The Martin Short Show," who went on to get (non)-critical acclaim for his talk show "Primetime Glick," where Mr. Glick interviewed countless ...
Style:
witty, humorous, cynical, not serious, offbeat ...
Plot:
showbiz, desire for fame, journalism, lifestyle, actor's life, media satire, culture clash, workplace intrigue, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, celebrity, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
usa, canada, toronto ontario canada, india, montana
Similarity:
40%
15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A retired ex-cop and private detective gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money and walks into a 20 year old case involving the mysterious disappearance of an actress' former husband.
Style:
neo noir, clever, suspense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, bare breasts, murder, murder mystery, femme fatale, amateur detective, swimming pool, voyeurism, missing person, corruption, betrayal, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, mexico
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, funny, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, society, fictional reality show, family relations, dark humor, lifestyle, family life, nothing goes right, disorder, satire, husband wife relationship, showbiz ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
arizona, phoenix arizona, usa, hawaii, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the ...
Style:
detective, fast, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, charlie chan, serial killer, police officer, murderer, murder mystery, dishonesty, goofy hero, law enforcement, rivalry, investigation, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
california, san francisco, usa
Similarity:
36%
140
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In this dark comedy, defense lawyer Jake Jorgenson's carefully constructed life begins to unravel when he kills his wife's lover.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, cynical, witty, offbeat ...
Plot:
infidelity, murder, goofy hero, vengeance, crime gone awry, couples, dark humor, dishonesty, disorder, husband wife relationship, extramarital affair, adultery ...
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, cult classic, captivating, light ...
Plot:
filmmaking, screenwriter, mistress, money, showbiz, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, interracial, satire ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this non- stop hilarious ride we follow a struggling Movie Studio that is willing to do anything to make a buck even if it means ruining its reputation, and running the Movie Industry into the ground. This film has everything that an audience ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, spoof, mockumentary ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, showbiz, media satire, media, artists and showbiz, disorder, ambition, downfall, nothing goes right, blind ambition, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Joe Dante directs this story of the glamour, the glitter, the magical allure of Hollywood... and not a speck of it rubs off on Miracle Pictures, where "If it's a good picture, it's a Miracle." This is a hilarious tribute to the ...
Style:
psychotronic, black comedy, funny, sex comedy, grindhouse ...
Plot:
filmmaking, exploitation, car crash, murder, hollywood, roller derby, screenwriter, aspiring actress, skydiving, tragic event, sex scene, actress ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
los angeles, the philippines, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Style:
clever, satirical, political, thought provoking, stylized ...
Plot:
private detective, politics, investigation, murder mystery, campaign, political corruption, election, satire, society, dishonesty, love affair, conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
colorado, usa, denver colorado
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, ...
Style:
clever, funny, humorous, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
debt, hollywood, movie business, producer, gangster, filmmaking, gambling, dark humor, mobster, organized crime, loan shark, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, los angeles, california, florida, usa ...
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby ...
Style:
spoof, parody, neo noir, surreal, cult classic ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
private detective, satire, femme fatale, murder mystery, murder, world war two, investigation, chase, deadpan, list, peace, coin ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 80s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles, south america, peru
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Style:
suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, murder, writers, movie business, satire, police investigation, male nudity, showbiz, blackmail, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, future, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, pasadena california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Spoofing the entire 1940s detective genre, and his own performances as a bumbling private detective, Peter Falk plays Lou Pekinpaugh, a San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress, the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, detective, funny, slapstick ...
Plot:
private detective, nazi, world war two, murder, femme fatale, law enforcement, whodunit, death, pianist, police, nightclub, obese man ...
Time:
year 1978, 1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1939 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
Similarity:
33%
405
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.
Style:
semi serious, witty, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
filmmaking, media, hidden identity, writer's life, lifestyle, workplace, showbiz, artists and showbiz, innocence lost, dishonesty, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dr. Richard Thorndyke arrives as new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous to discover some suspicious goings-on. When he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own psychiatric condition, ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, absurd, perverse ...
Plot:
satire, medical, elevator, murder, fetish, mental institution, hotel, going crazy, psychiatric ward, chosen one, hospital, psychopath ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to Disneyland. They stay at a rundown place called the Sunset Motel nearby. Soon the wife is having an ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hotel, motel, blackmail, voyeur, desire, femme fatale, manipulation, betrayal, couple relations, investigation, dishonesty, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
year 1991, 50s, 1950s, year 1955
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Style:
detective, dark comedy, cynical, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
infidelity, amateur detective, investigation, murder, reporter, woman, dentist, death, obsession, blackmail, amateur sleuth, womanizer ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Similarity:
32%
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