Movies like The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Director Paul Morrissey applies a hefty dose of humor to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective story in this interpretation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Comedian Peter Cook takes on the role of brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes, who's not so gifted here as he relegates much of the investigation of demonic dogs to his bumbling sidekick, Watson (Dudley Moore), while he spends time with his mother and searches for an assistant.
Style:
parody, natural horror, humorous, suspenseful, witty, not serious, surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, offbeat
Plot:
halloween, private detective, dark humor, investigation, murder, conspiracy, rivalry, who done it, disorder, silly humor, deadly creature, misfit partners, partners against crime, curses spells and rituals, riddles and clues, dog, animals, ghost, supernatural, volcano, nun, volcanic eruption, curse, supernatural power, pet dog ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, suspenseful, parody and not serious films with plots about danger, murder, deadly, investigation, who done it, private detective and disorder mostly in Comedy, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like The Hound of the Baskervilles: The Alphabet Murders (1965), Diagnosis: Death (2009), The Trixxer (2004), Without a Clue (1988), The Man with Bogart's Face (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
Style:
natural horror, scary, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, undercover, investigation, private detective, ghost, swamp, animal attack, uncover truth, partners against crime, mind game, supernatural, rivalry ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to take charge, a family friend calls in Holmes and Watson to get to the heart of the mystery.
Style:
gothic, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, killer dog, curses spells and rituals, isolation, whodunit, private detective, supernatural, estate, who done it, riddles and clues, mysterious character, deadly creature ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes is on the case to uncover the truth about a monstrous, supernatural ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, natural horror, serious ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, beast, who done it, monster, private detective, investigation, curse, uncover truth, mysterious character, murder, deadly creature, track down ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying ...
Style:
gothic, scary, atmospheric, tense, mind bending ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, murder, nosy, curses spells and rituals, private detective, partners against crime, mysterious character, deadly creature, supernatural, winter, crime solving, heir ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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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:
parody, realistic, not serious, witty, humorous
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, mysticism, investigation, murder, murder mystery, law enforcement, who done it, riddles and clues, silly humor, casino, police inspector ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
The grandchild of Professor James Moriarty had promised the world that it has only five days left to live. Moriarty is a master of disguise, a crack shot, and is very patient. Several government figures are shot to death, and it seems that it truly ...
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
villainess, assassination, conspiracy, satire, private detective, murder, nothing goes right, undercover, hidden identity, dishonesty, intrigue, misfit partners ...
Time:
70s
Place:
scotland yard, europe, scotland, london, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Two people meet as guinea pigs in a weekend drug trial.They soon discover their lives are in more danger than they imagined. The staff are peculiar. The drugs cause hallucinations. Or is the clinic really haunted? Struggling with their senses, they ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, scary, light, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hospital, doctors and patients, supernatural, murder, disorder, escapades, riddles and clues, silly humor, experiment, mad scientist, confined, ghost ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Plot:
private investigator, investigation, murder, small town, social relations, disorder, law enforcement, private detective, goofy hero, small town life, milkman, danger ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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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 ...
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Plot:
police detective, murder, police investigation, partners, law enforcement, serial killer, mysterious character, riddles and clues, humour, partners against crime, misfit partners, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but ...
Style:
parody, humorous, entertaining, light, witty ...
Plot:
private detective, farce, investigation, who done it, sherlock holmes, comedy of errors, disorder, hidden identity, doctor, actor, suspense, justice ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In The Man With Bogart's Face, an affectionate send-up of the Bogart detective films of the 1940s, Robert Sacchi plays a man who idolizes Humphrey Bogart so much he has his features altered to look exactly like his idol. He then opens up a ...
Style:
neo noir, semi serious, psychological, realistic, parody ...
Plot:
private detective, hollywood, plastic surgery, private investigator, murder, who done it, dangerous attraction, power relations, disorder, couples, obsession, femme fatale ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man, long haunted by the paranormal, captures on camera the horror and hilarity he and his beautiful girlfriend encounter after moving into a new home.
Style:
parody, not serious, humorous, psychotronic, horror spoof
Audience:
teens
Plot:
silly humor, supernatural, goofy hero, disorder, ghost, haunted house, paranormal phenomena, farce, pop culture, found footage, paranormal activity, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson (John Mills) ponder cases in which the victims seem to have been scared to death.
Style:
serious, realistic, scary, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
investigation, private detective, kidnapping, murder, rescue, ego clash, golden years, law enforcement, amateur detective, aging, rivalry, who done it ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two rival reporters compete for the story.
Style:
parody, humorous, suspenseful, not serious, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.
Style:
parody, humorous, gothic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
police detective, police, nun, investigation, master criminal, police investigation, murder, inspector, goofy hero, law enforcement, estate, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Series like The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The world's most beloved illusionist, armed with his team of oxymoron’s, embark on the freakiest, most adventurous paranormal investigation of all time. Terrorized at every turn by an unexplainable irregular patterns of mysterious ...
Style:
parody, scary, not serious, humorous, horror spoof ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, investigation, supernatural, paranormal activity, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, satire, halloween, found footage, danger, broken nose
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A dead body is found and police detective Mårten Späck draws the conclusion that a serial suicide killer is at large. Späck with his colleagues Grünvald Karlsson and Irene Snusk suspect a gang who distributes pirated DVD's of ...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
teens
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murder, police investigation, law enforcement, silly humor, police, criminal, serial killer, riddles and clues, graphic violence, farce, murder investigation, car chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course!
Style:
semi serious, talky, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
murder, family relations, private detective, investigation, odd couple, uncover truth, disorder, couple relations, partners, master and servant, amateur detective, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Arthur, the Chateau d'Hercule. But an unpleasant shock is in store for them.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
island, uncover truth, missing person, investigation, mysterious character, murder, dishonesty, amateur detective, who done it, riddles and clues, odd couple, silly humor ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A tabloid News Journalist has his soul stolen and must go to Hell to steal it back.
Style:
semi serious, cynical, exciting, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
vatican
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51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
parody, psychotronic, funny, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, satire, private detective, partners against crime, amateur detective, partners, rivalry, desire for fame, dishonesty, hidden identity, investigation, misfit partners ...
Time:
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Place:
buckingham palace, scotland yard
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Time:
19th century, victorian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
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Dirk Gently is a British comedy detective drama TV series based on characters from the Dirk Gently novels by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his ...
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A woman uses witchcraft to try to steal her daughter's youth.
Style:
scary, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
US TV version of the classic Sherlock Holmes story
Style:
psychotronic
Plot:
curse, family curse, mansion, investigator, dog, disguise, ghost, murder, estate, private detective, investigation, inheritance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, scotland yard, london
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Vicky and Sonia are two young girls who investigate the secret of a luxury house that killed several people. On his first night there will realize that things are not as they imagined ... are even better. Norberto Ramos del Val, director of worship ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
romania, paris france, europe, france
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48%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Here's what Judge David Johnson has to say about this film: Yes, there is a party, and some people do get slaughtered. Beyond that you're better off looking the other way and using your time more wisely. Go read a book. Or run for a ...
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Time:
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48%
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of three youtubers who call themselves experts in supernatural beings decide to win public recognition once and for all. For this they plot a plan to capture a being known to all. It is the spirit of a light-haired woman who died in an ...
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