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10 Best Movies Like Max der Taschendieb

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

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#1
Dampfnudelblues

Dampfnudelblues

2013★ 6.8

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

After the forcible transfer to his Bavarian home village, an ex-criminal cop investigates the death of a school principal who he thinks had lots to hide....

#2
Take the Money and Run

Take the Money and Run

1969★ 7.1

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

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent....

#3
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Max der Taschendieb for fans of 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...

#4
Wrong Cops

Wrong Cops

2013★ 6.1

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

A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot....

#5
Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984★ 6.3

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

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills....

#6
Rehragout-Rendezvous

Rehragout-Rendezvous

2023★ 6.7

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

Bavaria's most laid-back cop returns, juggling parenting and working at the family farm with the reopening of a grisly cold case....

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