Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Something's Afoot

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

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#1
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Something's Afoot 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...

#2
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Something's Afoot for fans of Comedy & Mystery. 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....

#3
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.8

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

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

#4
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944★ 7.1

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

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation....

#5
Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1942★ 6.9

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

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed...

#6
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Something's Afoot 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...

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