Most Similar Movies to The Playboy of the Western World (1962)


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The Santa Clause (1994), The Girl Next Door (1953), City of Hope (1991), Violent Saturday (1955), Mum's List (2016), The Confirmation (2016), Strength and Honor (2007) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

The Santa Clause (1994)

The Santa Clause (1994)

6.5/10 Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy

When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.

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The Girl Next Door (1953)

The Girl Next Door (1953)

5.6/10 Musical, Romance, Drama

Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.

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City of Hope (1991)

City of Hope (1991)

7.3/10 Drama, Adventure

An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.

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Violent Saturday (1955)

Violent Saturday (1955)

6.9/10 Crime, Drama

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

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Mum's List (2016)

Mum's List (2016)

6.5/10 Drama

A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.

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The Confirmation (2016)

The Confirmation (2016)

6.4/10 Drama, Comedy, Horror

A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.

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Strength and Honor (2007)

Strength and Honor (2007)

5.3/10 Drama

A single father decides to break his dying wife's last wish to not box again in order to save his young son from certain death.

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Little Boy Blue (1997)

Little Boy Blue (1997)

2.5/10 Drama

Jimmy (Ryan Phillippe) would do anything to protect his mother (Nastassja Kinski) and two younger brothers from his abusive father, Ray (John Savage), a veteran who suffers from PTSD. A talented baseball player with dreams of escaping his small Texas town, Jimmy is terrified of leaving Ray alone with the family. When the police start questioning Ray about a local murder, Jimmy finds that keeping Ray in check may be harder than he initially thought.

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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

8.2/10 Comedy, Drama, Musical

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

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In a Better World (2010)

In a Better World (2010)

7.6/10 Romance, Drama

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

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Violent Summer (1959)

Violent Summer (1959)

7.5/10 Drama

Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military service. Then, on the beach, he meets Roberta, a war widow with a child. Roberta's mother warns Roberta to avoid Carlo, but to her, he seems attentive and to her daughter he is kind. Romance ...Read all

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)

7.3/10 Drama

A Japanese father travels to China's Yunnan province in the place of his ailing son to film a folk-opera singer.

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The Etruscan Smile (2018)

The Etruscan Smile (2018)

7.0/10 Drama

Rory, a rugged Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his grandson.

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At Close Range (1986)

At Close Range (1986)

7.0/10 Crime, Drama

In 1978 Pennsylvania, an absentee father is reacquainted with his estranged teenage sons who become intrigued with his romanticized life of crime.

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South Central (1992)

South Central (1992)

6.8/10 Drama

A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.

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A Simple Curve (2005)

A Simple Curve (2005)

6.7/10 Drama

Father and son run their own two-man furniture business but have opposing ideologies on what should guide their craftsmanship, quality or commerce.

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Around the Bend (2004)

Around the Bend (2004)

6.4/10 Drama

A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.

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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)

6.4/10 Drama

Jake Muss' oldest son is killed in a gang fight and the younger son wants revenge, but Jake doesn't want to lose his other son to violence as well.

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