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10 Best Movies Like Playing House

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

#1
For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

2014★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing House for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Wendy is finally settling in to single life after the death of her husband. She runs a successful wedding planning company with the help of her friend Roseanne. Wendy's business an...

#2
Going the Distance

Going the Distance

2004★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing House for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nick is a successful young man whose comfortable West Coast life couldn't be better. However, when his girlfriend falls under the influence of lecherous music producer Lenny Swackh...

#3
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing House for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#4
The Farewell

The Farewell

2019★ 7.4

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

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the d...

#5
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing House for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#6
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing House for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to ...