
Movies that feel likeThe Thin Man (1934)
If you loved The Thin Man, the closest films we have are Zero Effect (1998), Trouble in Paradise (1932) and His Girl Friday (1940). All three share The Thin Man's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Estômago: A Gastronomic Story (2008).
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If The Thin Man hit the spot, these will too

Common ground: detective
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

One thread runs through both: black and white
The difference: Easier on the twists than The Thin Man

Both keep coming back to the same thing: screwball comedy
The difference: Leans harder into romance than The Thin Man does

Witty where it counts, playful underneath
The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Thin Man does

The same mix in both: twists, then romance
The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft


Gritty comedy in both cases

Both are built on the same subject: black and white

One thread runs through both: dinner

Mystery built on wit, twice over

Playful crime, and it commits to that

Both are built on the same subject: screwball comedy
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