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Movies that feel like Fantomas (1964)

If you loved Fantomas, the closest films we have are The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Taxi 2 (2000) and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974). All three share Fantomas' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel and MGM Plus and others, checked against today's data.

Fantômas is a man of many disguises. He uses maquillage as a weapon. He can impersonate anyone using an array of masks and can create endless confusion by constantly changing his appearance.

6.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. André Hunebellewittyplayfulgrittyepic

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The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · dir. Hayao Miyazaki
🍅 95%7.6animation · adventure · comedy

The same preoccupation in both: thief

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Fantomas does

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

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Taxi 2
2000 · dir. Gérard Krawczyk
6.5action · comedy · adventure

One thread runs through both: police operation

The difference: 36 years apart, and the 2000s show

A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.

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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 · dir. Michael Cimino
🍅 89%7comedy · adventure · crime

The same mix in both: wit, then play

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.

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The Pink Panther
1963 · dir. Blake Edwards
🍅 89%7comedy · crime

Gritty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Missing the scale of Fantomas

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

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The Diamond Arm
1969 · dir. Leonid Gaidai
8.3adventure · comedy · crime

Epic crime in both cases

A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.

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The Italian Job
1969 · dir. Peter Collinson
🍅 82%7.2crime · comedy · thriller

Common ground: thief

The difference: Not nearly as epic as Fantomas

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.

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Big Deal on Madonna Street
1958 · dir. Mario Monicelli
🍅 89%7.9comedy · crime

Both lean on wit more than on adventure

Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.

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Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 · dir. Burt Kennedy
🍅 80%7.4comedy · western

Comedy built on play, twice over

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

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The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 · dir. Charles Crichton
🍅 100%7.5comedy · crime

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

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8.4comedy

Witty adventure in both cases

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.

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Manitou's Shoe
2001 · dir. Michael Herbig
6.7western · comedy · adventure

Comedy with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, who sold the saloon, betrays Abahachi, takes the money and leaves. Soon, the Shoshones are on the warpath to get their money back, and Abahachi is forced to organize it quickly.

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Mafioso
1962 · dir. Alberto Lattuada
🍅 96%7.6crime · drama · comedy

Playful crime in both cases

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

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