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Neapolitan Mystery (1979)
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Neapolitan Mystery (1979)
Original name: Giallo napoletano
Genre: Comedy, 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 several falls from windows that the beleaguered hero witnesses). He gets mixed up with a famous conductor and his gorgeous wife as well as with the conductor's beautiful daughter-in-law. The whole thing involves a confusingly intricate blackmail plot and a horrible secret dating back to World War II.
Plot: serial killer, whodunit, mandolin, defenestration
Place: naples italy

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, dark comedy, detective and black comedy films with plots about murder, serial killer, whodunit, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery and satire mostly in Comedy, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Neapolitan Mystery: Thirty Lies or So (2004), Detective Chinatown 2 (2018), The Manor (1999), Acting on Impulse (1993), The Private Eyes (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Blackpool coach driver and a tour guide get caught up in a deadly comedic conspiracy when a train's passengers begin mysteriously dying one by one.
Style: parody, humorous, light, contemplative, feel good ...
Plot: serial killer, falsely accused, chase, murder, revenge, whodunit, coworker relationship, horny woman, wrongful accusation, declaration of love, fan, flashback ...
Time: future
Place: england
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95%
Thirty Lies or So (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Takarada, a member of a group of swindlers which has reunited to pull off a big caper involving down comforters, shoddy encyclopedias, and a panda suit. However, the actual scam they’re about to run takes a back seat to the trust issues between ...
Style: suspense
Plot: whodunit, fraud, con man, con game, magic trick, dominant woman, train travel, betrayal, money, escape, love triangle, deception ...
Place: hokkaido
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Detective Chinatown 2 (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Driven by the desire for the huge reward, Tang Ren (by Wang Baoqiang) tricked Qin Feng (by Liu Haoran) to New York, to attend the World Detective Contest,. Later on, behind the crazy competition, Qin and Tang discovered the real hidden facts of this ...
Style: captivating, light, entertaining, humorous
Plot: serial killer, sleuth, murder mystery, inheritance, nypd, homicide detective, investigation, uncover truth, private detective, crime solving, crime investigation, murder investigation ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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The Manor (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". Lost man searches for his truth and finds it, with the help of five Manor ladies. The rest of the who done whats serve only to help the lost soul find his truth..
Style: black comedy, detective, dark comedy, independent film
Plot: murder mystery, old dark house, mansion, locked room mystery, manor, murder, cross dressing, investigator, whodunit, nun, staircase
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Acting on Impulse (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a pair of innocents.
Style: neo noir, slasher, detective, independent film
Plot: serial killer, actress, filmmaker, murder, erotic thriller
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Private Eyes (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Don Knotts and Tim Conway star in The Private Eyes, a 1980 comedy about two bumbling detectives solving a murder. It's an impressively incompetent affair. Every ancient joke falls with a muffled thud as Knotts and Conway ham their way through ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, spooky, not serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, old dark house, chase, investigation, supernatural, police investigation, whodunit, satire, exploitation, murder mystery, dystopia, screwball ...
Time: year 1980, 80s
Place: scotland, europe, england, london, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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The Scenesters (2009)
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, disorder, who done it, amateur detective, hipster, filmmaker, found footage, whodunit, filmmaking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play L’Idiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.
Style: detective, funny, hilarious, atmospheric, humorous ...
Plot: pink panther, murder, murder mystery, caper, investigation, farce, whodunit, law enforcement, who done it, female nudity, team, woman with a gun ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Reflections in Black (1975)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A woman dressed in black is murdering young women. The police question lawyer Anselmi for whom one of the girls worked as a secretary, and it turns out that all the victims were friends of lawyer's wife Leonora.
Style: sexy
Plot: lgbt, murder, whodunit, serial killer, lesbian, lesbianism, female nudity, dead woman, promiscuity, murder victim, razor
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66%
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Missing Pieces (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left is a riddle. However, he and his musician friend, Lou, are soon thrust into a comic chase, as an assortment of unsavoury characters, ...
Style: dark comedy, buddy comedy, independent film, slapstick comedy
Plot: serial killer, thief, inheritance, murder, chase, crooked lawyer, insane asylum, best friend, musician, puzzle, cellist, musical performance ...
Time: year 1991
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65%
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The Fiend (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Il Mostro is a 1977 Italian thriller film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Johnny Dorelli.
Style: surprise ending, poliziottesco, spoof
Plot: reporter, newspaper reporter, newspaper, journalist, murder, cinema, blood, serial killer, police, murderer, death, plot twist
Time: 70s
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Plot: mafia, corruption, urban setting, satire, unemployment, street life, dead husband, education, clairvoyant, black market, underworld, apartment
Place: naples italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: West Germany, USA, Italy, France
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, hidden treasure, humour, wine, mysticism, business, judiciary ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, venice, london, france, italy ...
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62%
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
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, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot: private detective, charlie chan, serial killer, police officer, murderer, murder mystery, investigation, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, goofy hero, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: california, san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The Sunday Woman (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murdering of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. ...
Plot: politics, lgbt, investigation, homosexual, murder, police, bored wife, witness, police raid, suspect, mansion, police investigation ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: turin italy, italy
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Fashion Murder Groove (2004)
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: An actress starts working at a fashion magazine to investigate the death of a famous model.
Plot: celebrity, murder mystery, fashion magazine, modeling, fashion, whodunit
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
The Last Judgment (1961)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Last Judgement (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance, ...
Plot: rain, television, storm, mob
Place: naples italy, napoli italy, italy
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Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A highly stylized surreal farce about the events leading up to Custer's Last Stand anachronistically reenacted in an urban renewal area in modern Paris. Director Mario Fererri reenacts the events leading up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn ...
Style: spaghetti western, controversial, neorealism, fast paced, experimental ...
Plot: semi nudity, racism, farce, satire, social differences, anti war, disorder, head of state, state affairs, society, fiance fiancee relationship, american indian ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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The Big Feast (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A group of men hire some prostitutes and go to a villa in the countryside. There, they engage in group sex and resolve to eat themselves to death.
Style: erotic, disturbing, art house, surreal, humorous ...
Plot: decadence, suicide, cooking, sex, food, lust, sexual promiscuity, wealth, group of friends, gluttony, society, sexuality ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place: france, europe, paris france, turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Auteur Theory (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: At an absurdly self-indulgent student film festival, the directors of the (mostly terrible) short films start getting killed off one by one and a budding British documentary filmmaker decides to investigate.
Style: mockumentary, black and white, student film
Plot: filmmaking, satire, murder investigation, serial killer, critic, student, film within a film, film school, film festival
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50%
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Patricia (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Spain, Austria
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A young heiress leads a life of excess and wants to marry a man her rich father despises. When her father suspiciously dies, and someone tries to kill her, she surrounds herself with her cousins, friends and lovers, all possible suspects.
Style: erotic
Plot: incest, lesbian incest, erotica, girl, female pubic hair, nudity, wealth, father, bare breasts, mysterious death, sexual freedom, betrayal ...
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50%
Vampire's Breakfast (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Story about a newspaper reporter who stumbles upon a nest of vampires living in contemporary hong kong.
Plot: reporter, vampire, serial killer, police officer, killer, victim, police investigation, car, morgue, cover up, police station, blood
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Death Steps in the Dark (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Greece
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An Italian reporter is travelling on the Instabul-Athens train. A woman is murdered with the reporter's letter-opener so that makes him the main suspect. With the help of his Swedish girlfriend he starts investigating in order to prove his ...
Style: slasher
Plot: serial killer, erotica, reporter, killer, whodunit, death, fear, sex, anger, female nudity, blood, seduction ...
Place: athens greece
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Towards Zero (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Inviting the ex-wife to a family reunion when the none-too-secure new wife will be there hardly seems to be a recipe for success, and true to form, bodies have begun to stack up by the end of this cinematic update of a classic Agatha Christie tale. ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, witty, realistic
Plot: multiple suspects, family relations, police investigation, murder, riddles and clues, who done it, couples, womanizer, society, danger, law enforcement, family gatherings ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe, atlantic ocean, brittany
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47%
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Kill Ben Lyk (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Someone is murdering all of the Ben Lyks in London! Youtuber, Ben Lyk, decides to gather all of the remaining Ben Lyks to try and figure out exactly what is happening to London’s Ben Lyks.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, dark comedy, black comedy
Plot: serial killer, murder, vlogger, masked killer, target, murder investigation, runaway, manhunt, murder mystery, murderer, uncover truth, on the run ...
Place: united kingdom, london
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Sexy Cat (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A movie crew shooting a film featuring a comic-strip hero named The Sexy Cat finds itself stalked by a serial killer who begins murdering the cast and crew.
Style: twist ending, surprise ending, detective, poliziottesco
Plot: murder, serial killer, whodunit, fashion, comic book, killer, television studio, murderer, polio, female nudity, psychopath, junkyard ...
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43%
The Last Prosecco (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The suicide of a prominent wine producer unleashes a series of mysterious murders.
Style: unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, enigmatic, suspense ...
Plot: police investigation, murder, culture clash, investigation, justice, dishonesty, nothing goes right, danger, law enforcement, murder mystery, couple relations, provincial life ...
Place: italy
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Me and My Sister (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Carlo is a responsible sibling who deals with his black-sheep sister Silvia in this situation comedy. When Silvia returns after many years to attend her mother's funeral, Carlo deals with the fallout caused by her many love affairs. Carlo is ...
Plot: baby, brother, child, buggy
Place: budapest, hungary
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The New Monsters (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story: 15 years after the monumental "I mostri" which was a great example of Italian sketch comedy, 3 of the greatest Italian directors ever (Risi, Monicelli, Scola) the best Italian writers ever (Age, Scarpelli) the best Italian actors ever ...
Style: anthology, black comedy, dark comedy, grotesque
Plot: police officer, satire, homelessness, restaurant, police, hospital, priest, hitchhiking, funeral, kidnapping, mafia, homeless ...
Place: italy, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
The Monster of Venice (1965)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A mad killer is loose in Venice's catacombs. He attacks the beautiful women, releasing them into the underworld, kill them and then stop them and add them to his "collection".
Style: gothic horror, grindhouse, slasher, psychotronic
Plot: serial killer, lgbt, whodunit, killer, woman in jeopardy, spacesuit, murder, psychopath, serial murder, frogman, police detective, police investigation ...
Place: venice
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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