Movies Like The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 crime, mystery film from Michael Curtiz with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Canary Murder Case and Show Dogs.

Crime Mystery

The Canary Murder Case

1929

A beautiful showgirl, name "the Canary" is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed "the Canary". All the suspects knew and were used by her and everyone had a motive to see her dead. The only witness to the crime has also been 'rubbed out'. Only one man, the keen, fascinating, debonair detective Philo Vance, would be able to figure out who is the killer.

5.6

MagicScore

Show Dogs

2018

Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show, along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.

6.0

MagicScore

Best in Show

2000

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

6.9

MagicScore

Society Dog Show

1939

Rather out of place at a swanky dog show, Pluto flirts with Fifi, a dainty Pekingese. The judge orders Mickey and Pluto to leave, but when a fire breaks out Pluto rescues Fifi and is proclaimed a hero.

6.5

MagicScore

Marmaduke

2022

Great Dane Marmaduke epitomizes the overgrown lapdog, with an irascible streak and a penchant for mischief that is tempered with a deep sense of love and responsibility for his human family, the Winslows. The new animation is set in the world of elite dog shows, rife divas, rivalries and slapstick comedy.

5.2

MagicScore

The Maltese Falcon

1931

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

6.3

MagicScore

Scarface

1932

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

7.4

MagicScore

Little Caesar

1931

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

6.9

MagicScore

The Invisible Man

1933

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

The Thin Man

1934

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Creepy

2016

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

The Family

2013

After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

2006

A prequel to "Stone Cold", the story picks up after Jesse Stone is fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. He becomes an unlikely candidate recruited by a town council to become police chief of Paradise, MA, a small fishing town on Boston's North Shore. The board hopes his failed experience will keep him from digging too deep into the town's secrets. His first assignment is to investigate the murder of his predecessor whose death may be tied to a local domestic disturbance case, with connections to money laundering and murder involving some of the town's most affluent names as possible suspects.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

White Dog

1982

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Between Your Legs

1999

A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.

5.3

MagicScore

#16

42nd Street

1933

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Me and My Gal

1932

Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

Garfield

2004

Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

Two Seconds

1932

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl (Vivienne Osborne) dupe a high rise riveter (Edward G. Robinson) into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Private Detective 62

1933

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Kennel Murder Case?

The top films similar to The Kennel Murder Case by MovieMagicScore are The Canary Murder Case (5.6), Show Dogs (6.0), Best in Show (6.9). Each shares crime/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Kennel Murder Case worth watching?

The Kennel Murder Case holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 54 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Kennel Murder Case?

The Kennel Murder Case (1933) is a crime, mystery film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Kennel Murder Case?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like The Canary Murder Case Movies like Show Dogs Movies like Best in Show Movies like Society Dog Show Movies like Marmaduke Movies like The Maltese Falcon

About movies like The Kennel Murder Case

This ranked list pairs The Kennel Murder Case (1933), a crime and mystery film from Michael Curtiz, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of William Powell 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.

← Back to The Kennel Murder Case