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10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Crime

If you loved Once Upon a Crime, 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 Once Upon a Crime for fans of Crime & 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
Zero Effect

Zero Effect

1998★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Crime for fans of Crime & 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 ...

#3
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Crime for fans of Crime & Mystery. 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
See How They Run

See How They Run

2022★ 6.3

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

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Sto...

#5
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Crime for fans of Crime & Comedy & 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...

#6
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Crime for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an adv...

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