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10 Best Movies Like A Shot in the Dark

If you loved A Shot in the Dark, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Mean Season

The Mean Season

1985★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shot in the Dark for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues in...

#2
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shot in the Dark for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate....

#3
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shot in the Dark for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

#4
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shot in the Dark for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the pa...

#5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shot in the Dark for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

#6
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Shot in the Dark for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a ma...

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