Movies Like Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery (2016)

Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery is a 2016 family, mystery film from Kevin Kaufman with a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Margaret and I See You.

Family Mystery

Margaret

2011

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

6.3

MagicScore

I See You

2019

When a 10-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, Jackie. Facing a recent affair, great strain is put on the family that slowly gnaws away at Jackie's grip on reality. But after a malicious presence manifests itself in their home and puts their son, Connor, in mortal danger, the cold, hard truth about evil in the Harper household is finally uncovered.

7.0

MagicScore

Family Plot

1976

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

6.8

MagicScore

The Kid Detective

2020

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.

6.6

MagicScore

Kiss the Girls

1997

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

6.5

MagicScore

The Demon

1979

Random people are terrorized by a malevolent man who brings their worst fears to life.

4.2

MagicScore

Prisoners

2013

After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.

8.1

MagicScore

The Chaser

2008

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

7.8

MagicScore

Angel Heart

1987

A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Dirty Harry

1971

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Frequency

2000

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

The Killer Condom

1996

In New York City, detective Luigi Mackeroni investigates a string of mysterious penile mutilations at the Hotel Quickie. After Mackeroni attempts to have a tryst with a gigolo he meets in the lobby, a carniverous condom bites off his right testicle and flees, which sets the detective off on a quest to stop the predatory prophylactic once and for all.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Bone Alone

2013

When a family visits Grandma's house on Christmas Eve, they leave their dog at home alone. And when burglars try to take the presents from under the tree, the dog must use every trick it knows to stop them.

4.2

MagicScore

#14

The Ambulance

1990

When the woman of his dreams is snatched by a strange ambulance, a young man risks it all to find her and tracks down a trafficking ring.

5.8

MagicScore

#15

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Sisters

1973

Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

The Window

1949

An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Mr. Brooks

2007

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

The Driver

1978

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Trauma Center

2019

Lt. Wakes is a vengeful police detective determined to solve the murders of his partner and an informant, and joins forces with a witness injured during the shootings. After the killers pursue the witness across the abandoned floor of a hospital, she confirms Wakes's worst fears.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery?

The top films similar to Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery by MovieMagicScore are Margaret (6.3), I See You (7.0), Family Plot (6.8). Each shares family/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery worth watching?

Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.7/10 from 21 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery?

Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery (2016) is a family, mystery film directed by Kevin Kaufman, starring Ripley Sobo, Lev Gorn, Susan Sarandon.

Where can I find more recommendations like Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery?

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About movies like Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery

This ranked list pairs Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery (2016), a family and mystery film from Kevin Kaufman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ripley Sobo 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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