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10 Best Movies Like Laughter and Punishment

If you loved Laughter and Punishment, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Anything for Her

Anything for Her

2008★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter and Punishment for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder char...

#2
Would I Lie to You? 3

Would I Lie to You? 3

2012★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter and Punishment for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eddie, Dov, Yvan and the others ... Our warm friends have migrated from the moribund Sentier to the flourishing suburb of Aubervilliers ... Where the old Jewish entrepreneurs left ...

#3
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

1997★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter and Punishment for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Jew and gives him a sweet job in the Parisian fashion district....

#4
Dead Weight

Dead Weight

2002★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter and Punishment for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket....

#5
Gad Elmaleh: American Dream

Gad Elmaleh: American Dream

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter and Punishment for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In his first English-language special, comedian Gad Elmaleh gleefully digs into America's food obsessions, dating culture, slang, and more....

#6
All That... for This?!

All That... for This?!

1993★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Laughter and Punishment for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The plot is about a trial against three men who tried to earn loads of money by illegal methods to get to Canada and about the lawyers and the judge who get on with the trial and w...