Movies like The Wrong Arm of the Law: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) — a crime and comedy film directed by Cliff Owen — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Wrong Arm of the Law most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like london, england, robbery and police. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Blue Streak 1999★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bandits 2001★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Crime
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The League of Gentlemen 1960★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wrong Cops 2013★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Comedy
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Family Plot 1976★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Parole Officer 2001★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Comedy
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Johnny Dangerously 1984★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Crime
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Red Notice 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Crime
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Other Guys 2010★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Big Momma's House 2000★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Comedy
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Carry On Constable 1960★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to totally wreck operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves or else they'll be out of a job and Sgt. Wilkins will be transferred.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fun with Dick and Jane 1977★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Crime
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dog Gone 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
Stream in India on Plex
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High Heels and Low Lifes 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Comedy
Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Take the Money and Run 1969★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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How to Rob a Bank 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Cheap Detective 1978★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Crime
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Oscar 1991★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Crime
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 1975★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Crime
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Crime
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now