
Movies that feel like Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
If you loved Nothing Left to Do But Cry, the closest films we have are The Visitors (1993), If I Were You (2006) and Harvey (1950). All three share Nothing Left to Do But Cry'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 Netflix, Criterion Channel and Brew and others, checked against today's data.
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If Nothing Left to Do But Cry hit the spot, these will too

One thread runs through both: middle ages (476-1453)

Both land wit and play at once
The difference: 22 years apart, and the 2000s show


Witty fantasy, and it commits to that

Comedy built on play, twice over

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases
The difference: Leans further into drama

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

Fantasy built on play, twice over

Both work the same dream logic

Cut from the same comedy cloth
The difference: Played as romance first

Fantasy approached the same way

Both know what they want from comedy
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