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10 Best Movies Like The Star Boarder

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

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#1
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1941★ 6.5

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

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire....

#2
Two-Way Stretch

Two-Way Stretch

1960★ 6.7

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

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail...

#3
Back Stage

Back Stage

1919★ 6.3

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

Roscoe and Buster give a bullying Strongman the what-for, but after the performance troupe quits it's up to Fatty and Buster to keep the show going....

#4
Wrong Cops

Wrong Cops

2013★ 6.1

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

A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot....

#5
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#6
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

1923★ 6.5

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

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead....

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