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10 Best Movies Like Das Leben der Philosophen

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

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#1
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Das Leben der Philosophen for fans of Comedy. 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...

#2
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025★ 6.8

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

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by n...

#3
Contra

Contra

2020★ 7.2

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

With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arriv...

#4
Cold Feet

Cold Feet

2018★ 6.6

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

Although he actually just wanted to steal money, the crook Denis finds himself in the position of caretaking for the stroke patient Raimund. When Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte ...

#5
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977★ 6.5

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

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation....

#6
Intermission

Intermission

2003★ 6.2

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

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconcepti...

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