Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Pretenses

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

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#1
The Bank

The Bank

1915★ 6.3

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

A janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too....

#2
Silent Movie

Silent Movie

1976★ 6.5

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

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they atte...

#3
Mac & Devin Go to High School

Mac & Devin Go to High School

2012★ 6.5

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

A comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 15th year of school....

#4
The New Janitor

The New Janitor

1914★ 6.2

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

The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief banker (Tandy). Meanwhile, one of...

#5
Liberty

Liberty

1929★ 6.9

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

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various u...

#6
Hard to Die

Hard to Die

1990★ 6.1

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

While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange ...

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