Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Playtime

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

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#1
Simon Killer

Simon Killer

2012★ 5.8

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

A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past....

#2
Modigliani

Modigliani

2004★ 7.0

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

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, h...

#3
The Unfaithful Wife

The Unfaithful Wife

1969★ 6.8

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

Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala....

#4
Colette

Colette

2018★ 6.9

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

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artis...

#5
The Margin

The Margin

1976★ 6.0

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

A businessman leaves his country home, and wife and young son for a business trip to Paris. While there he develops a sexual and spiritual bond with a call girl....

#6
Baby Face

Baby Face

1933★ 7.2

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

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness....

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