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Movies that feel like PlayTime (1967)

If you loved PlayTime, the closest films we have are Mon Oncle (1958), The Party (1968) and Airplane! (1980). All three share PlayTime's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jacques Tatiwittyplayful

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Mon Oncle
1958 Β· dir. Jacques Tati
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.7comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Jacques Tati

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.

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The Party
1968 Β· dir. Blake Edwards
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.4comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

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Airplane!
1980 Β· dir. Jim Abrahams
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

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Genevieve
1953 Β· dir. Henry Cornelius
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.1comedy

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.

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Nine to Five
1980 Β· dir. Colin Higgins
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.9comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

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Used Cars
1980 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.7comedy

Both run playful where it counts

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

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Dumb and Dumber
1994 Β· dir. Peter Farrelly
πŸ… 69%β˜… 7.3comedy

The same comedy instincts

The difference: 27 years apart, and the 1990s show

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.

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Clockwise
1986 Β· dir. Christopher Morahan
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.6comedy

Comedy approached the same way

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982 Β· dir. Colin Higgins
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.1comedy

Both are comedy through and through

When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won't go down without a fight.

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The Bank Dick
1940 Β· dir. Edward F. Cline
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Egbert SousΓ© becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

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Best in Show
2000 Β· dir. Christopher Guest
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5comedy

Comedy approached the same way

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004 Β· dir. Adam McKay
πŸ… 66%β˜… 7.1comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

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