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10 Best Movies Like Scared Stiff

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

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#1
Zero Effect

Zero Effect

1998★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scared Stiff 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 ...

#2
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scared Stiff 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...

#3
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scared Stiff for fans of Mystery. 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....

#4
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scared Stiff for fans of 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...

#5
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scared Stiff 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
Gotcha!

Gotcha!

1985★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Scared Stiff for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy....

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