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10 Best Movies Like The Plank

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

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#1
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

1961★ 6.3

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

After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women...

#2
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941★ 7.2

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

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way....

#3
Silent Movie

Silent Movie

1976★ 6.5

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

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they atte...

#4
The Bellboy

The Bellboy

1960★ 6.2

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

Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a come...

#5
Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933★ 7.3

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

In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at a sawmill....

#6
The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

1929★ 6.5

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

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery....

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