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10 Best Movies Like The Punch and Judy Man

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

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#1
Hell Boats

Hell Boats

1970★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Punch and Judy Man for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A war drama of motor torpedo boats which did much unsung work in WW2, but the naval battles merely provide an exciting story in which an even more special romantic drama is wrapped...

#2
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1970★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Punch and Judy Man for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface....

#3
The Rebel

The Rebel

1961★ 7.8

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

Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerg...

#4
Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

1960★ 6.3

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

In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort in Arabia. He heads to the dese...

#5
The Early Bird

The Early Bird

1965★ 7.6

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

Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his hor...

#6
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971★ 4.8

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

A septet of satirical vignettes based on the Seven Deadly Sins....