Movies like Ruthless People

Sitting at the intersection of suburban life and mob shenanigans, The Whole Nine Yards, with Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry, delivers a fun ride for those who enjoy comedies about unlikely criminal entanglements like those in Ruthless People.

Filled with a talented ensemble cast, A Fish Called Wanda mixes elements of crime and comedy as a team of diamond thieves double-cross each other to find stolen loot. Its sharp wit and quirky characters will resonate with those who appreciate the humor in Ruthless People.

This comedy classic stars Michael Caine and Steve Martin as two con men competing to swindle an American heiress out of her money. Like Ruthless People, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels offers a clever plot full of twists and turns that will appeal to fans of smart comedies about deceit and one-upmanship.

This savage black comedy about a divorcing couple, played by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, going to great lengths to get rid of each other serves up the same sort of dark humor and outrageous situations found in Ruthless People.

An '80s black comedy starring Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal where a student thinks he's agreed to an exchange murder with his writing professor. Just like Ruthless People, it's filled with misunderstands and comedic turns that fans of dark humor and twisted plots will enjoy.

Pairing Shelley Long and Bette Midler as two actress hopefuls who find they're both dating the same man, Outrageous Fortune dives into a funny and wild adventure. It shares Ruthless People's energy and darkly comedic sense that anything can happen when crossed love and duplicity mix.