Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 24, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Playroom

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

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#1
Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

1998★ 7.1

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

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will s...

#2
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000★ 7.1

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

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hoc...

#3
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928★ 7.8

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

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary....

#4
Society

Society

1989★ 6.7

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

Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd...

#5
The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979★ 7.4

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

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war y...

#6
Outrage

Outrage

2010★ 6.9

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

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge....