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10 Best Movies Like Arsenic and Old Lace

If you loved Arsenic and Old Lace, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arsenic and Old Lace for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts....

#2
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arsenic and Old Lace for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness g...

#3
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arsenic and Old Lace for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#4
In Time

In Time

2011★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arsenic and Old Lace for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The ...

#5
Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arsenic and Old Lace for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and...

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arsenic and Old Lace for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...