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10 Best Movies Like Done in Oil

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

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#1
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

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

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#2
The Giant Mechanical Man

The Giant Mechanical Man

2012★ 6.5

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

An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him....

#3
Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960★ 6.4

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

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful...

#4
Basically

Basically

2014★ 6.1

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

A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux....

#5
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007★ 6.3

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

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life fem...

#6
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Done in Oil 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...

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