Movies like Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment (1997)
The best movies like Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment (1997) are Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017), Noises Off... (1992) and A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994). If Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedEddie Murphy Raw (1987)7.3/10 from 395 votes
- NewestAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)Released 2024
Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017)
Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNoises Off... (1992)
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaption of the classic Christmas story, but is acting a bit stingy in real life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike Birbiglia: The New One (2019)
Comedian Mike Birbiglia hits Broadway with a hilarious yet profound one-man show that recounts his emotional and physical journey to parenthood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFun with Dick and Jane (1977)
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this29th Street (1991)
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMuch Ado About Nothing (2013)
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Air Up There (1994)
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShadow of the Thin Man (1941)
While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of corruption, blackmail, gambling scandals, and criminal intrigue. As Nick investigates, he encounters suspicious bookmakers, dishonest officials, rival gangsters, and a mysterious killer determined to stay ahead of the law. Nora, as always, is never far from the action, bringing her quick wit and fearless curiosity to the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Time for Sergeants (1958)
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhy Worry? (1923)
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Night at McCool's (2001)
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSong of the Thin Man (1947)
While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in to clear their friends and uncover the real killer. Their investigation leads through a lively world of jazz clubs, radio personalities, high society, and backstage rivalries, where almost everyone has a secret and the next clue may be hidden in the music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIliza Shlesinger: War Paint (2013)
Her innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesinger's acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in "War Paint," her first stand-up special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPapy fait de la résistance (2021)
A staging of Martin Lamotte and Christian Clavier’s play “Papy fait de la résistance” by Serge Postigo.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Cinema Twain (2016)
Val Kilmer, master of reinvention, becomes Mark Twain, in a funny, moving, contemporary and reflective performance, based on the life of the man who was Samuel Clemens and on his writings as Mark Twain: his thoughts on politics, his family, his faith and God… Twain shows the greatness of his incomparable wit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
The Invitation (2020)
A cheating husband invents a fake best friend to cover up his affairs. When his suspicious wife insists on finally meeting this imaginary friend, the husband recruits a random, down-on-his-luck stranger from a bar to play the part, sparking a chaotic chain of events.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Le Médecin malgré lui (1973)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Les Tontons farceurs (2022)
July 14, 1962. It's the excitement at the famous cabaret "Le Glamour". The alluring singer Lola-Lola begins a new singing tour: we are sold out. But stupor and disaster! In the basement, in the toilets kept by the cantankerous Penelope, we discover a corpse in the ladies' room.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Trio in E Flat (1988)
Paul and Adèle were once lovers and separated but are still good friends, one year after everything seems to take them away from each other. The key of E may be the key of true friendship, but it is Mozart that pushes them apart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
La Candidate (2017)
The sequel to "Panique au Ministère!" Amanda Lear is back in action. And this time, she's taking us on a journey to the Élysée Palace! Cécile Bouquigny has risen through the ranks since the first installment: she is now Minister of Youth and Sports! On a whim (and three months before the end of her term!), she decides to run for president. By upsetting an already precarious balance, she once again causes panic at the Ministry...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Tre calzoni fortunati (1959)
Don Felice Sciosciammocca, a poor and simple man, goes to the day, hoping that sooner or later will come the right opportunity to change his life. A nice day at Don Felice comes a parcel from a dear cousin, which contains three pairs of old trousers. Apparently only common value objects, but they will create great surprises.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
'Na santarella (1975)
Happy Sciosciammocca has a double life: he plays sacred music in the convent of Rondinelle and teaches music to the educators, at night he goes to Naples where he is known as the actor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment?
The closest matches to Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment are Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017), Noises Off... (1992) and A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment?
Start with Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017), the closest match to Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment.
What is the highest-rated movie like Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment?
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), rated 7.3/10 by 395 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment?
Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.