
Movies that feel like Holiday (1938)
If you loved Holiday, the closest films we have are The Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949) and The Awful Truth (1937). All three share Holiday's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection and Brew and others, checked against today's data.
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If Holiday hit the spot, these will too

Both are George Cukor's work, and they rhyme
The difference: None of the stillness Holiday is built on

The same hand behind both of them: George Cukor

The same two preoccupations: romcom, and screwball comedy

The same preoccupation in both: screwball comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Common ground in both: holiday and sister
The difference: Leans harder into family than Holiday does

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

One thread runs through both: millionaire

Both are built on the same subject: brothers and sisters

Both lean on stillness more than on comedy

Romance with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: brothers and sisters
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