Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Foul Play

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

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#1
The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

2025★ 6.6

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

A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper....

#2
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941★ 7.0

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

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder....

#3
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Foul Play for fans of Comedy & Mystery. 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...

#4
Knives Out

Knives Out

2019★ 7.8

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

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted ...

#5
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

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

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#6
Zero Effect

Zero Effect

1998★ 6.2

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

Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what ...

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