Movies like The Gang That Sold America (1979)
The best movies like The Gang That Sold America (1979) are The Con Artists (1976), The Yellow Panther (1982) and The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966). If The Gang That Sold America hooked you with its comedy and crime, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedI Can Quit Whenever I Want 2: Masterclass (2017)7.4/10 from 1,258 votes
- NewestHostile Takeover (2025)Released 2025
- In ItalianThe Con Artists (1976)Also in Italian
The Con Artists (1976)
Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip, it is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, who escapes. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He succeeds and the two join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicated when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Yellow Panther (1982)
Pasquale Bellachioma, the unfortunate Police Commissioner, creates a "master stroke" that can finally put it to light before their superiors, but the results is continuous failure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
The officer Nico Giraldi investigates a homicide which has taken place in a Chinese restaurant in Rome. His wife and his son are kidnappeded by the murderer in the course of the inquiry. In the end the case is worked out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohnny Dangerously (1984)
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWrong Cops (2013)
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Can Quit Whenever I Want 2: Masterclass (2017)
Pietro Zinni is asked by the police to revive the old gang to create a task force that will stop the spread of smart drugs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAssassination on the Tiber (1979)
A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLaRoy, Texas (2024)
Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Rob a Bank (2007)
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisIl commissario Lo Gatto (1986)
Police commissioner Lo Gatto is in charge of the local Italian police station within Vatican State. During an investigation, following the murder of a Vatican priest, he decides to question the Pope! For this reason Lo Gatto is sent to a Sicilian remote island Favignana. There is very little for the commissioner to do on the quiet island, so Lo Gatto decides to investigate the vanishing of a tourist which quickly becomes a very complicated affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDanger: Diabolik (1968)
International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrime in Formula One (1984)
While keeping an eye on his small time crook brother in law, Inspector Nico Giraldi gets involved in a murder case set in the world of Formula One racing. Giraldi is suspended for trying to cover up for his brother in law and becomes afraid his wife and son may be targeted next. Therefore he calls in the help of his childhood friend and chief informant, Venticello.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sunday Woman (1975)
Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murder of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. Lello is the lover of Massimo, Anna Carla’s gay friend. He is following another direction in order to find out the truth, and his results are confusing the Policeman. But another murder happens...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Night of Amore (2023)
On the night before retirement, police lieutenant Amore is called to investigate the off-duty death of his longtime partner, who fell prey of an illegal scheme Amore himself was secretly part of.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisConfessions of a Lady Cop (1976)
Gianna Amicucci works in the house of the head of her hometown police force and enters the academy with a kickback from him. She is a beautiful woman (she generously sheds clothes during the film) and has to overcome her male colleagues prejudices, but she gains their respect through a series of brilliant operations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHostile Takeover (2025)
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGotcha! (1985)
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Gang That Sold America?
The closest matches to The Gang That Sold America are The Con Artists (1976), The Yellow Panther (1982) and The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Gang That Sold America?
Start with The Con Artists (1976), the closest match to The Gang That Sold America.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Gang That Sold America?
I Can Quit Whenever I Want 2: Masterclass (2017), rated 7.4/10 by 1,258 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Gang That Sold America?
Hostile Takeover (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Gang That Sold America?
Yes: The Con Artists (1976), The Yellow Panther (1982) and The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966).
How are movies similar to The Gang That Sold America chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Gang That Sold America, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.