Movies like The Gendarme Takes Off
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970) is a comedy movie directed by Jean Girault. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Liberal Arts (2012)
★ 6.5 · 595 votes · Romance, Comedy, Drama
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.
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2. OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
★ 7.1 · 1,563 votes · Crime, Action, Comedy
In 1967, OSS 117 is sent to Brazil in order to retrieve a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers, only to once again unknowingly set foot into a bigger international intrigue.
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3. Keep an Eye Out (2018)
★ 6.7 · 656 votes · Comedy
Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on the wrong end of a surreal interrogation. But how can you prove you are innocent when the cops are crazy?
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4. Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
★ 6.4 · 2,055 votes · Comedy, Mystery, Crime
After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
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5. The Fugitives (1986)
★ 6.8 · 456 votes · Comedy
Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of the action.
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6. The Restaurant (1966)
★ 6.8 · 575 votes · Comedy
A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.
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7. Taxi (1998)
★ 6.7 · 2,835 votes · Action, Comedy, Crime
In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
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8. Buffet Froid (1979)
★ 7.0 · 357 votes · Comedy, Crime
Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.
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9. The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6 · 1,167 votes · Comedy, Mystery, Crime
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
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10. The Kid (2000)
★ 6.8 · 1,179 votes · Fantasy, Comedy, Family
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
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11. City Hunter (2019)
★ 6.5 · 856 votes · Action, Comedy, Adventure
Nicky Larson is tasked to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make anyone who uses it irresistible.
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