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10 Best Movies Like The Man Upstairs

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

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#1
Police

Police

1916★ 6.3

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

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house....

#2
A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show

1915★ 6.2

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

Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to si...

#3
Noises Off...

Noises Off...

1992★ 7.1

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

Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her p...

#4
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

1923★ 6.5

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

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead....

#5
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#6
The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

1959★ 7.4

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

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, an...

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