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Comedy thrillers

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  • Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak (1976)

    1. Silver Streak

    19761h 54mPG41Metascore
    6.9 (23K)
    On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsGene WilderRichard PryorJill Clayburgh
  • Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

    2. Arsenic and Old Lace

    19441h 58mApproved
    7.9 (77K)
    Mortimer Brewster, a Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage, risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things grow complicated when he learns that his beloved maiden aunts Abby and Martha are serial murderers.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsCary GrantPriscilla LaneRaymond Massey
  • Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade (1963)

    3. Charade

    19631h 53mApproved83Metascore
    7.8 (90K)
    Romance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter Matthau
  • The Thin Man (1934)

    4. The Thin Man

    19341h 31mTV-PG86Metascore
    7.9 (34K)
    Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyMaureen O'Sullivan
  • Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)

    5. The Lady Vanishes

    19381h 36mApproved98Metascore
    7.7 (59K)
    While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul Lukas
  • Alfred Hitchcock, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, and Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)

    6. Family Plot

    19762hPG79Metascore
    6.8 (26K)
    A phony psychic and her cab driver boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsKaren BlackBruce DernBarbara Harris
  • Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, and Edmund Gwenn in The Trouble with Harry (1955)

    7. The Trouble with Harry

    19551h 39mPG74Metascore
    7.0 (43K)
    Harry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn ForsytheShirley MacLaineEdmund Gwenn
  • Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine in Gambit (1966)

    8. Gambit

    19661h 49mApproved62Metascore
    7.0 (7.2K)
    An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.
    DirectorRonald NeameStarsShirley MacLaineMichael CaineHerbert Lom
  • Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)

    9. High Anxiety

    19771h 34mPG55Metascore
    6.6 (25K)
    A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
    DirectorMel BrooksStarsMel BrooksMadeline KahnCloris Leachman
  • The Stunt Man (1980)

    10. The Stunt Man

    19802h 11mR75Metascore
    6.9 (11K)
    A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
    DirectorRichard RushStarsPeter O'TooleSteve RailsbackBarbara Hershey

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