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Plot Summary:
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic, detective, surprise ending, romantic, clever
Best tv shows and movies like Oh Heavenly Dog (1980):
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Clean Slate (1994)
Plot Summary:
Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking up with a 'blank slate'. Since he is in the middle of a hot investigation and has a developing romance, this is less than convenient.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, melancholic, witty, talky, semi serious, detective, independent film, psychological, funny
Similar in 81%
Diamond's Edge (1988)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, noir, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, detective, spoof
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A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe (William H. Macy) accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator (James Cromwell), who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli (Adam Arkin), a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit (Felicity Huffman), and Stapelli's wife, Patricia (Julia Campbell), are roped into the case.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: detective, crime thriller, neo noir, clever, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, semi serious, biting
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Passion for Danger (1973)
Plot Summary:
New York private eye Shamus McCoy likes girls, drink and gambling, but by the look of his flat business can't be too hot. So an offer of $10,000 to finds some diamonds stolen in a daring raid with a flame-thrower is too good to miss. His investigations soon get pretty complicated and rather too dangerous. At least along the way he does get to meet Alexis.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, cynical, semi serious, suspense
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Where's Marlowe? (1998)
Plot Summary:
After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy". Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business the two film-makers must resort to a hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: entertaining, satirical, humorous, semi serious, funny, independent film, mockumentary, noir, realistic, neo noir
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The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
Plot Summary:
In The Man With Bogart's Face, an affectionate send-up of the Bogart detective films of the 1940s, Robert Sacchi plays a man who idolizes Humphrey Bogart so much he has his features altered to look exactly like his idol. He then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlowe (an amalgam of the names of Bogart's characters from The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, parody, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, cynical
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Plot Summary:
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, fast, psychotronic
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Plot Summary:
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, detective, hilarious, parody, slapstick, colorful, humorous, not serious, erotic, light
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The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
Plot Summary:
Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: spoof, dark comedy, parody, independent film, humorous, neo noir, realistic, suspenseful, witty, not serious
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V.I. Warshawski, Detective in High Heels (1991)
Plot Summary:
Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they set out to crack the case.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, detective, entertaining, light, neo noir, rough, twist ending, sexy
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Plot Summary:
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are "The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta.".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: black and white, spoof, parody, neo noir, surreal, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, witty, stylized
Similar in 87%
The Late Show (1977)
Plot Summary:
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, clever, offbeat, funny, entertaining, slasher, sentimental, touching, humorous
Similar in 82%
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Plot Summary:
Spoofing the entire 1940s detective genre, and his own performances as a bumbling private detective, Peter Falk plays Lou Pekinpaugh, a San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress, the partner's wife, Georgia Merkle.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, detective, funny, slapstick, cult classic, humorous, noir, neo noir, black comedy
Similar in 81%
Foul Play (1978)
Plot Summary:
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: detective, humorous, suspenseful, tense, suspense, realistic, semi serious, funny, light, romantic
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Turner & Hooch (1989)
Plot Summary:
Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some "real" cases, not just misdemeanors. Then Amos Reed is murdered, and Scott Turner sets himself on the case. The closest thing to a witness in the case is Amos Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott Turner has to take care of if it's going to avoid being "put to sleep".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, touching, feel good, funny, sweet, romantic comedy, detective, crying, action comedy
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
Plot Summary:
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, humorous, not serious, intense, spy comedy, offbeat, fast, fairy tale, parody
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Fletch Lives (1989)
Plot Summary:
Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, Fletch becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name. In the meantime, he's got some serious home-ownership issues, such as termites and weird neighbors.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, detective, realistic, witty, semi serious, hilarious, slapstick comedy, parody, funny
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K-9 (1989)
Plot Summary:
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, action comedy, realistic, detective, romantic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, entertaining
Similar in 76%
Fletch (1985)
Plot Summary:
A veritable chameleon, investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher might drive his editor up the wall, but he always produces great pieces for the newspaper. When his next story is about the drug trade taking place on the beach, Fletch goes undercover as a homeless man. Unaware of Fletch's true identity, businessman Alan Stanwyk offers Fletch $50,000 to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, talky, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, detective, hilarious, suspenseful
Similar in 76%
All of Me (1984)
Plot Summary:
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, clever, talky, entertaining, cult classic, witty, semi serious, humorous
Similar in 77%
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
Plot Summary:
Shot by a jealous husband, Charley falls out a porthole and is lost at sea only to find himself returned as an attractive blond woman. His best friend is staying at his house as he puts Charlie's affairs in order and after being convinced, finds himself an unwilling helper in Charlie's new plan to marry into money.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: retro, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending
Similar in 82%
Down to Earth (2001)
Plot Summary:
After dying before his time, an aspiring comic gets a second shot at life... by being reincarnated as a wealthy but un-likable businessman.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, melancholic, absurd, feel good, semi serious, romantic, black comedy, romantic comedy, psychotronic
Similar in 76%
Switch (1991)
Plot Summary:
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, satirical, semi serious, funny, inspirational, sex comedy, parody, anamorphic, feel good
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Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Plot Summary:
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, sentimental, touching, witty, sexy, melancholic, light, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 77%
For the Love of Benji (1977)
Plot Summary:
Benji is lost and becomes a stray animal in Athens, Greece, trying to reunite with his family while secret agents pursue him, trying to get a formula which was glued to his paw in order to get it past customs.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, sweet, entertaining, surreal, complex, cult film
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Murder by Death (1976)
Plot Summary:
Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody, surprise ending, humorous, spoof, funny, feel good, detective, atmospheric, suspense, disturbing
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Defending Your Life (1991)
Plot Summary:
In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, humorous, philosophical, sweet, light, spiritual, semi serious, funny, cult classic
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The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Plot Summary:
The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, semi serious, teen, light hearted, touching, offbeat, psychotronic, funny
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Fluke (1995)
Plot Summary:
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, light, semi serious, touching, entertaining, sad, cult classic, sweet, tear jerker
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Chances Are (1989)
Plot Summary:
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, romantic, funny, light, sweet, melancholic, feel good, semi serious, humorous