Movies Like Behind the Screen
If you liked Behind the Screen (1916), a comedy and romance movie directed by Charlie Chaplin, 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.
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Show People (1928)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceHollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
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The Railrodder (1965)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAfter literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.
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The Bank (1915)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyA janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
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Girl on a Bicycle (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romancePaolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day…
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Dinner in America (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and comedyAn on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
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S.O.B. (1981)
★ 6/10Also comedyA movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
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Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
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The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceOne year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged…
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Swimming with Sharks (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyGuy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out…
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Watching the Detectives (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romanceNeil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets…
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Playing It Cool (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceA young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.
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Only the Lonely (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceDanny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the…
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She's Funny That Way (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceOn the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romanceA young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
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Love Is in the Air (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedyA fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
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Elevator Girl (2010)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceA smart, uptight attorney and a disorganized yet passionate and creative woman meet in a stuck elevator, and sparks ignite instantly. Will opposites attract, or are they simply passing time before getting off on…
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Yoh! Bestie (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyThando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
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The Other End of the Line (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceAn employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
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Someone Like You... (2001)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceJane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane…
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A Hollywood Christmas (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceJessica, a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher shows up threatening to halt production on her latest…