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Movies that feel like Take the Money and Run (1969)

If you loved Take the Money and Run, the closest films we have are Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Wheels on Meals (1984) and The In-Laws (1979). All three share Take the Money and Run's 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.

Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.

πŸ… 91% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Woody Allenwittyplayfulgrittyromantic

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 Β· dir. Stanley Donen
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama Β· western

One thread runs through both: wedding

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Take the Money and Run does

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

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Wheels on Meals
1984 Β· dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
β˜… 7romance Β· action Β· comedy

The same preoccupation in both: pickpocket

The difference: Leans harder into romance than Take the Money and Run does

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

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The In-Laws
1979 Β· dir. Arthur Hiller
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· adventure

Both are built on the same subject: wedding

The difference: Missing the grit of Take the Money and Run

In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.

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The Italian Job
1969 Β· dir. Peter Collinson
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2crime Β· comedy Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: prison

The difference: Not nearly as romantic as Take the Money and Run

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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What's Up, Doc?
1972 Β· dir. Peter Bogdanovich
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.7comedy Β· crime Β· romance

Both land wit and play at once

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

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Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 Β· dir. Burt Kennedy
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· western

Both lean on grit more than on comedy

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 Pink Panther
1963 Β· dir. Blake Edwards
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7comedy Β· crime

Witty crime in both cases

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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Big Deal on Madonna Street
1958 Β· dir. Mario Monicelli
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· crime

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

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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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.6fantasy Β· comedy Β· romance

The same hand behind both of them: Woody Allen

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

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The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 Β· dir. Charles Crichton
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· crime

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

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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My Name Is Nobody
1973 Β· dir. Tonino Valerii
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· western

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So, he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.

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Manhattan
1979 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both are Woody Allen's work, and they rhyme

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

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