Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for movies like The Sheep Detectives:
The Thursday Murder Club
It’s difficult to figure out what The Thursday Murder Club (2025) is actually trying to be. On paper, the setup suggests a witty, modern spin on the classic whodunit—something in the vein of Clue, Knives Out, or an Agatha Christie mystery. In execution, though, it’s a surprisingly flat and meandering adaptation that never delivers the intrigue, tension, or even the breezy fun that the genre thrives on. Instead of feeling like an event film, Chris Columbus’ direction leaves it playing more like a disposable mid-week Netflix watch than the foundation of a new mystery franchise.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Although it’s still setting the pace in terms of quality that other murder mysteries strive for, Netflix’s latest Knives Out installment, Glass Onion, feels like a rehashing of every character arch and narrative beat that the original did so much better.
Wonka
In a surprising turn of events, Wonka emerges as one of the standout success stories of 2023, defying initial skepticism surrounding its release. Helmed by director Paul King and starring Timothée Chalamet, this imaginative take on the world of Willy Wonka offers a refreshing and delightful experience that captivates audiences from the opening title sequence to the end.
A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice fails to break free from the constraints of mediocrity that have dogged the Christie franchise. Kenneth Branagh‘s film, like his prior entries in the series, struggles to deliver the tension and intrigue that should be inherent in the genre.
Fountain of Youth
Fountain of Youth doesn’t reinvent the wheel. It doesn’t even inflate the tires. But it doesn’t burst them either, and in a genre flooded with big-budget, charisma-sapping clunkers, that might be faint praise—but it’s praise nonetheless. It’s a forgettable but harmless addition to Apple TV+’s library, with just enough star power and personality from John Krasinski and Natalie Portman to make it mildly palatable.
Amsterdam
There were quite a few misfires from major studios in 2022, but Amsterdam stands with some of the worst ones. To have a film as overstuffed and annoyingly uninteresting as Amsterdam with a cast like Amsterdam is impressive.
It’s What’s Inside
To its credit, It’s What’s Inside makes a few choices to make itself memorable. The premise is inarguably fascinating, and the consequences of the central plot engine are enticing at times. But It’s What’s Inside becomes frustratingly convoluted, compounded by a set of characters that I simply could not care less about.
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme finds Wes Anderson at perhaps his most emotionally direct since The Grand Budapest Hotel, yet without sacrificing the signature aesthetic and structural quirks that define his work. Where recent efforts like Asteroid City and The French Dispatch relied heavily on narrative framing devices, nested storytelling, and dense, text-heavy scripts, The Phoenician Scheme plays more like an emotional adventure story—a film that hits hardest on first viewing, even as it leaves behind layers to explore on rewatches.
The Menu
A mixed bag of ideas and food for thought, Mark Mylod‘s The Menu still excels with winking characters and great visual design. The movie struggles to establish much beyond its own genre beats, but that doesn’t take much away from the crowd-pleasing journey the film goes on.
They Cloned Tyrone
They Cloned Tyrone has many elements that I like to see in movies from first time directors, as well as movies heading straight for streaming services. Juel Taylor directs a movie stylized to the nines, backed by grainy throwback camerawork and zany performances by a star-studded cast.
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