Movies Like Fletch (1985)

Fletch is a 1985 comedy, crime, mystery film from Michael Ritchie with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fletch Lives and We're No Angels.

Comedy Crime Mystery

Fletch Lives

1989

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, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

6.0

MagicScore

We're No Angels

1989

Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

6.2

MagicScore

El Pico 2

1984

Following the events of El pico, the heroin-addicted Paco faces jail time due to his involvement in a double murder.

6.2

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Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

7.2

MagicScore

Cop

1988

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.

6.2

MagicScore

Cop Land

1997

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.

6.8

MagicScore

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

6.3

MagicScore

The District

2004

In an effort to end family feuding, a young gypsy travels back in time to kill mammoths to ensure Hungary becomes rich by killing mammoths in order to create a massive oil reservoir. Things don't go entirely according to plan...

4.8

MagicScore

Mean Dreams

2016

When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.

6.4

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#10

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009

Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

The Fugitive

1993

Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Shark Night 3D

2011

A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures

2018

When Spirou, supposedly a groom in a Palace, meets Fantasio, reporter scupper, everything starts very hard … and rather badly!

4.5

MagicScore

#14

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

2020

14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Am I Racist?

2024

Matt Walsh goes deep undercover in the world of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Prepare to be shocked by how far race hustlers will go and how much further Matt Walsh will go to expose the grift, uncovering absurdities that will leave you laughing.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Dashcam

2021

A video editor for a news show in New York City receives government files containing footage from a police car's dashcam.

4.6

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#17

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

2009

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Cry Freedom

1987

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Crazy Heart

2009

When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Fletch?

The top films similar to Fletch by MovieMagicScore are Fletch Lives (6.0), We're No Angels (6.2), El Pico 2 (6.2). Each shares comedy/crime/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Fletch worth watching?

Fletch holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 722 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Fletch?

Fletch (1985) is a comedy, crime, mystery film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Fletch?

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About movies like Fletch

This ranked list pairs Fletch (1985), a comedy and crime and mystery film from Michael Ritchie, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Chevy Chase 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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