Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Playmates

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

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#1
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

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

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#2
Kids Return

Kids Return

1996★ 6.9

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

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a ...

#3
The Return

The Return

2024★ 6.5

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

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he le...

#4
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

1993★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playmates for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhi...

#5
Hellraiser: Revelations

Hellraiser: Revelations

2011★ 3.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playmates for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two friends in Mexico discover the Lament Configuration and unleash Pinhead, but one decides to try to survive by swapping himself with someone else. Once they go missing, family m...

#6
Late Spring

Late Spring

1949★ 8.0

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

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off ...