Movies Like Crime Is Our Business (2008)

Crime Is Our Business is a 2008 comedy, crime, mystery film from Pascal Thomas with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with By the Pricking of My Thumbs and Partners in Crime.

Comedy Crime Mystery

By the Pricking of My Thumbs

2005

The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.

6.2

MagicScore

Partners in Crime

2012

Prudence and Bélisaire Beresford have decided to take things easy. But when a rich Russian heiress disappears, Prudence can't resist and Bélisaire is forced onto the adventure. Their investigation will put them on the trail of a mysterious scientist who holds the secret to eternal youth...

5.5

MagicScore

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.

6.1

MagicScore

Mermaid Legend

1984

After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.

6.1

MagicScore

Silent Fall

1994

Having seen the double murder of his parents, autistic youth Tim Warden is sent to therapy with controversial therapist Dr. Jake Rainer. Jake tries to probe the silent child about what he saw, but he gets more details about the Wardens' household dynamics from Tim's teenage sister, Sylvie. As he spends more time with the siblings, Jake learns that the Wardens' marriage was not as perfect as it seemed, and he uncovers other new details that might help solve the crime.

5.3

MagicScore

Murder by Death

1976

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.

7.2

MagicScore

A Kind of Murder

2016

In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?

5.4

MagicScore

Mortal Transfer

2001

Michel, a psycho-analyst, falls asleep while listening to his patient Olga, a kleptomaniac and a sexual pervert, tell him how she likes her husband beating her. When he wakes up, he finds Olga having been choked to death. He now has to deal with a body, with Olga's rich husband who thinks she stole money from him, and with all his patients' insanity that haunts him.

5.1

MagicScore

Lady on a Train

1945

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Burke & Hare

1972

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

5.0

MagicScore

#11

Cadavres

2009

Raymond is a jealous, misanthropic, couch potato. Angèle is a sexy TV star, childish and disillusioned. One Halloween, their mother, Solange, suddenly dies. Raymond calls his sister for the first time in 10 years. She agrees to meet him and begins to investigate their mother's death, all in keeping with her TV role of police commissioner. But nothing is simple with the Marchildons. Between a dithering Raymond, the ghost of Solange who continues to haunt her children, and Angèle who's going crazy interviewing suspects, one more bizarre than the next, and the bodies that are filling up the basement, it's hard to keep their love straight. But then, love was always a little twisted in the Marchildon household.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

The Body Snatcher

1945

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

The Doctor and the Devils

1985

In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

The Sleeping Car Murder

1965

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one of them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the other passengers start turning up dead. It is then up to the last remaining two to solve the case, before they become the next victims.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Woman on the Run

1950

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Domestic Disturbance

2001

Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses his stepfather of committing a murder. Initially, no one believes his accusations, but then Frank becomes convinced and is the only one who believes him. Now, the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Tiger Bay

1959

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Sister Act

1992

A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Green Room

2016

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

The Interpreter

2005

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Crime Is Our Business?

The top films similar to Crime Is Our Business by MovieMagicScore are By the Pricking of My Thumbs (6.2), Partners in Crime (5.5), She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (6.1). Each shares comedy/crime/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Crime Is Our Business worth watching?

Crime Is Our Business holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 94 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Crime Is Our Business?

Crime Is Our Business (2008) is a comedy, crime, mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas, starring Catherine Frot, André Dussollier, Claude Rich.

Where can I find more recommendations like Crime Is Our Business?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Crime Is Our Business

This ranked list pairs Crime Is Our Business (2008), a comedy and crime and mystery film from Pascal Thomas, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Catherine Frot take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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