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10 Best Movies Like Big News

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

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#1
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big News for fans of Mystery & Comedy & Crime. 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....

#2
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big News for fans of Mystery & Comedy & Crime. 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...

#3
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big News for fans of Mystery & Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club....

#4
Breathless

Breathless

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big News for fans of Mystery & Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband, Dale’s, criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tin...

#5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big News for fans of Mystery & Crime. 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
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big News for fans of Mystery & Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wi...

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