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10 Best Movies Like Matinee Idle

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

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#1
Deathtrap

Deathtrap

1982★ 6.7

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

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script....

#2
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

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

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#3
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

2016★ 7.3

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

Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee....

#4
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

2011★ 7.1

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

Experience the show that quickly became a national phenomenon. Get an up-close and personal look at Kevin back in Philly where he began his journey to become one of the funniest co...

#5
Love Happy

Love Happy

1949★ 5.9

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

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds....

#6
Donald Glover: Weirdo

Donald Glover: Weirdo

2012★ 6.8

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

Fearlessly funny stand-up comic and sitcom star Donald Glover puts on a live show in New York, confessing his love for Cocoa Puffs and Toys "R" Us....

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