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10 Best Movies Like The Back Page

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

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#1
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

2019★ 6.6

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

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids....

#2
Silent Movie

Silent Movie

1976★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Back Page 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
The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

1934★ 6.5

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

The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs....

#4
The Patsy

The Patsy

1964★ 6.2

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

Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms ...

#5
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

2016★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Back Page 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....

#6
Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

2001★ 6.0

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

A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament....

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