Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Playtime

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

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#1
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#2
No End

No End

1985★ 7.0

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

1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time o...

#3
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

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

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#4
The Way to the Heart

The Way to the Heart

2024★ 9.9

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

Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to i...

#5
Viva! Django

Viva! Django

1971★ 7.0

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

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committe...

#6
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

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

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...