Movies Like The Misanthrope

If you liked The Misanthrope (1980), a movie directed by Michael Simpson, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
★ 8.2/10
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The…
2
CQ (2001)
★ 5.9/10
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…
3
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)
★ 6.6/10
A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.
4
Scaramouche (1952)
★ 7/10
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
5
Love and Death (1975)
★ 7.5/10
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
6
Carnage (2011)
★ 7.2/10
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
7
The Four Musketeers (1974)
★ 6.5/10
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
8
Adventures in Public School (2018)
★ 6.3/10
A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
9
Love Me Tonight (1932)
★ 6.6/10
A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there.
10
Code 3 (2025)
★ 7.1/10
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
11
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
★ 6.1/10
Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other, Charles and Claude Coupé, are poor and dim-witted. On the eve of the…
12
Clear History (2013)
★ 6.1/10
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.
13
Good Grief (2023)
★ 6.2/10
When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.
14
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
★ 6.7/10
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…
15
Fast Girls (2012)
★ 6/10
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
16
Beau Hunks (1931)
★ 6.8/10
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.
17
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (2023)
★ 6.9/10
From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.
18
Barney's Version (2010)
★ 7/10
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
19
Living in Oblivion (1995)
★ 7.2/10
Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy…
20
Jay Kelly (2025)
★ 6.1/10
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.