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Movies that feel like The Pink Panther (1963)

If you loved The Pink Panther, the closest films we have are The Party (1968), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). All three share The Pink Panther's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel and FlixFling and others, checked against today's data.

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...

πŸ… 89% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Blake Edwardswittyplayfulgritty

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The Party
1968 Β· dir. Blake Edwards
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.4comedy

Both are Blake Edwards's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Missing the grit of The Pink Panther

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

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

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

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

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

Crime built on wit, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to western than The Pink Panther does

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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Mafioso
1962 Β· dir. Alberto Lattuada
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6crime Β· drama Β· comedy

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

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

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

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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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 Β· dir. Frank Capra
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· crime

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

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Fantomas
1964 Β· dir. AndrΓ© Hunebelle
β˜… 6.9comedy Β· crime Β· adventure

Playful crime in both cases

FantΓ΄mas 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.

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They Call Me Trinity
1970 Β· dir. Enzo Barboni
β˜… 7.4action Β· comedy Β· western

One thread runs through both: slapstick comedy

The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

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Batman
1966 Β· dir. Leslie H. Martinson
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.5action Β· comedy Β· crime

Both run gritty where it counts

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

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

Both are comedy through and through

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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Take the Money and Run
1969 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· crime

The same crime instincts

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

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