Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Play

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

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#1
Alban Ivanov - Élément perturbateur

Alban Ivanov - Élément perturbateur

2018★ 7.2

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

Alban Ivanov brings to life many sometimes infrequent characters. The artist also talks about his childhood, between difficult schooling and a shattered family, his fatherhood and ...

#2
Des Hommes

Des Hommes

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Thirty thousand square meters and 2,000 inmates, half of them under 30 years old. The Baumettes jail tells about misery, violence, abandonment, and also hopes. It is a story with i...

#3
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains

2020★ 7.4

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

In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges....

#4
Victorious Square

Victorious Square

2019★ 6.6

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

An improbable encounter between Bruno, in his forties marginalized by professional and family setbacks, and Gagic, little street boy, mischievous and pilferer. Bruno will graduall...

#5
PNL - Dans la légende tour

PNL - Dans la légende tour

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Live recording of French rap duo PNL playing songs from their album "Dans la légende" and more at the Bercy Arena in Paris....

#6
Chronicles of my Village

Chronicles of my Village

2016★ 7.0

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

In 1960, nine-year-old Bachir dreamed of becoming the son of a martyr because he had heard that the children of martyrs would obtain everything after independence. He sets up a who...