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10 Best Movies Like The Play House

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

#1
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928★ 7.8

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

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary....

#2
The Boat

The Boat

1921★ 6.5

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

A boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'....

#3
Cops

Cops

1922★ 7.2

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

Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police par...

#4
The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

1963★ 7.2

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

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, intro...

#5
Hard Luck

Hard Luck

1921★ 6.8

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

A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to...

#6
The Electric House

The Electric House

1922★ 6.7

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

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home....