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Movies that feel like Sherlock Jr. (1924)

If you loved Sherlock Jr., the closest films we have are One Week (1920), The Navigator (1924) and Seven Chances (1925). All three share Sherlock Jr.'s witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

πŸ… 87% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Buster Keatonkineticwittyplayfultwisty
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One Week poster
One Week
1920 Β· dir. Buster Keaton
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.1comedy

Buster Keaton working the same nerve twice

The difference: None of the momentum Sherlock Jr. is built on

Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding giftβ€”and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the husband struggles to assemble the house according to this new 'arrangement' of its parts.

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The Navigator
1924 Β· dir. Buster Keaton
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· action Β· adventure

Buster Keaton directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Missing the twists of Sherlock Jr.

The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.

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Seven Chances
1925 Β· dir. Buster Keaton
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: silent film

The difference: Leans harder into romance than Sherlock Jr. does

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

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The Thin Man
1934 Β· dir. W.S. Van Dyke
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· mystery Β· crime

Common ground: black and white

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Sherlock Jr. does

Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man combines witty dialogue, sophisticated comedy, romance, and classic mystery. William Powell and Myrna Loy are perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles, whose playful banter and effortless chemistry made them one of Hollywood’s most beloved screen couples. This stylish 1934 mystery remains a landmark of classic American cinema.

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The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972 Β· dir. Yves Robert
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· mystery

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: 48 years apart, and the 1970s show

A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

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Inheritance
2024 Β· dir. Sylwester Jakimow
β˜… 5.1comedy Β· mystery

Twisty comedy, and it commits to that

When their rich uncle passes, his mansion of intricate puzzles becomes the backdrop for his estranged family's quest to secure a portion of his wealth.

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Sons of the Desert
1933 Β· dir. William A. Seiter
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5comedy

Action built on wit, twice over

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

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Drunken Master
1978 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.4action Β· comedy

Mystery with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.3action Β· comedy

Kinetic action in both cases

Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.

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The Prodigal Son
1981 Β· dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.3action Β· comedy

Both lean on play more than on comedy

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.

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The Kid
1921 Β· dir. Charlie Chaplin
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.2comedy Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: slapstick comedy

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

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Project A - Part II
1987 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7action Β· comedy

Mystery built on momentum, twice over

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

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