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15 Movies Like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989

See No Evil, Hear No Evil shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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60%

Running Scared

1986

Running Scared shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Comedy, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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60%

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Three Men and a Baby

1987

Three Men and a Baby shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Fletch Lives

1989

Fletch Lives shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Ruthless People

1986

Ruthless People shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Any Which Way You Can

1980

Any Which Way You Can shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

1987

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

Throw Momma from the Train

1987

Throw Momma from the Train shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

Driving Miss Daisy

1989

Driving Miss Daisy shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

Johnny Dangerously

1984

Johnny Dangerously shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

Dragnet

1987

Dragnet shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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50%

Mystery Train

1989

Mystery Train shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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50%

Deathtrap

1982

Deathtrap shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Crime movies✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Michael Caine

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50%

Twins

1988

Twins shares key genre characteristics with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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48%

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