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10 Best Movies Like When I Was a Child

If you loved When I Was a Child, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
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2001★ 6.9

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

The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star who is visiting a major city. Played by Madonna, this title character wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW. He soo...

#2
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

1961★ 7.7

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

This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What's more fun: fishing with worms, or dynamite? Three friends decided to have ...

#3
Captain Nulle

Captain Nulle

1964★ 7.4

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

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to inc...

#4
Fantozzi Still Suffers

Fantozzi Still Suffers

1983★ 6.5

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

After a hard day at work and a condominium-board meeting, accountant Ugo Fantozzi goes on a trip with his family. Unfortunately, he will face a nasty surprise upon his return....

#5
The Year I Started Masturbating

The Year I Started Masturbating

2022★ 5.8

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

Ambitious overachiever Hanna just needs one more kid before her life is perfect. Instead, her baby daddy unexpectedly dumps her. Suddenly, she finds herself without a place to live...

#6
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?

1964★ 6.6

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

A pair of brothers, Baby Toto and Pietro, sons of different mothers, live stealing suitcases at the Termini Station in Rome. After a theft, they discover that the stolen suitcase t...