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10 Best Movies Like Staircase

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

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#1
Barbershop: The Next Cut

Barbershop: The Next Cut

2016★ 6.3

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

To survive harsh economic times, Calvin and Angie have merged the barbershop and beauty salon into one business. The days of male bonding are gone as Eddie and the crew must now co...

#2
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#3
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

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

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#4
The Ritz

The Ritz

1976★ 6.0

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

To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, the place turns out to be a gay ...

#5
Totally F***ed Up

Totally F***ed Up

1994★ 6.7

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

Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers....

#6
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

2012★ 5.8

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

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved br...

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