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Movies that feel like The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

If you loved The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, the closest films we have are Hail, Caesar! (2016), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Zero Effect (1998). All three share The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'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 Peacock Premium, YouTube TV and Peacock Premium Plus and others, checked against today's data.

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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Hail, Caesar!
2016 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· mystery

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 Β· dir. Tom Shadyac
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· crime Β· mystery

Comedy built on twists, twice over

The difference: Leans further into crime

He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Ace is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man… or beast!

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Zero Effect
1998 Β· dir. Jake Kasdan
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· crime Β· mystery

Witty mystery in both cases

Daryl Zero is a private investigator andβ€”along with his assistant, Steve Arloβ€”he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.

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

Both keep circling back to misunderstanding

The difference: Lighter on twists

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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Scooby-Doo
2002 Β· dir. Raja Gosnell
πŸ… 32%β˜… 5.4mystery Β· adventure Β· comedy

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it's up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.

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Airplane!
1980 Β· dir. Jim Abrahams
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7comedy

Mystery with a pulse of wit, in both cases

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

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PlayTime
1967 Β· dir. Jacques Tati
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8comedy

Both trade on play more than on being comedy

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.

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Nine to Five
1980 Β· dir. Colin Higgins
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.9comedy

Comedy approached the same way

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

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Murder Mystery
2019 Β· dir. Kyle Newacheck
πŸ… 43%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· mystery Β· crime

Both trade on twists more than on being mystery

On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.

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Used Cars
1980 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.7comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

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Mon Oncle
1958 Β· dir. Jacques Tati
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.7comedy

Both are comedy through and through

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.

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Clockwise
1986 Β· dir. Christopher Morahan
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.6comedy

The same comedy instincts

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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