The Private Eyes

Movies Like

The Private Eyes (1980)

Comedy, Mystery, Horror

If you loved The Private Eyes, you'll love these similar films. Handpicked based on shared themes, genre, and feel.

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978 ★ 6.3

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.

House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows

1983 ★ 6.4

An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941 ★ 7.0

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1995 ★ 6.1

When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing, who may be the only one able to vanquish the Count.

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963 ★ 5.9

An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1953 ★ 6.5

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls

2015 ★ 6.6

Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993 ★ 7.3

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024 ★ 6.9

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

1989 ★ 6.8

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

Duplex

Duplex

2003 ★ 6.1

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978 ★ 6.4

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently and, taking advantage of not being alive, sets out to discover why an attempt was made on his life.

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

2020 ★ 7.0

After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional – and even the supernatural.

The Late Show

The Late Show

1977 ★ 6.3

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967 ★ 6.9

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992 ★ 6.8

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

1989 ★ 6.0

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

Real Men

Real Men

1987 ★ 6.2

A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

The Possessed

The Possessed

2021 ★ 6.1

A man with the ability to exorcise demons fights to protect his loved ones after a sudden surge in demonic possessions. After discovering his nephew's girlfriend has the same supernatural gift, they join forces for the ultimate confrontation. Inspired by actual events.

Night Watch

Night Watch

1973 ★ 6.3

A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

Want AI-powered personalized recommendations?

Find Something to Watch