Most Similar Movies to Play It as It Lays (1972)


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Night Into Morning (1951), Desperate Characters (1971), Hurlyburly (1998), Uncle Vanya (1971), Husbands (1970), Blue Jasmine (2013), Death of a Salesman (1951) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Night Into Morning (1951)

Night Into Morning (1951)

6.8/10 Drama

Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.

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Desperate Characters (1971)

Desperate Characters (1971)

6.1/10 Drama

Marriage of a midlife, middle-class, childless couple is in a rut. Sophie has become depressed, frigid and slightly paranoid and Otto is stuck in optimistic denial. Things escalate at their summer cottage, but no one dares call it quits.

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Hurlyburly (1998)

Hurlyburly (1998)

5.9/10 Drama, Comedy

Three men (Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri) share a house in Hollywood, where they indulge in misogyny and self-absorbed discussions.

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Uncle Vanya (1971)

Uncle Vanya (1971)

7.3/10 Drama

The ordinary life of the Russian provincial intellectuals seems to them gray and bleak. Are exceptions possible?

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Husbands (1970)

Husbands (1970)

7.3/10 Comedy, Drama

After the death of a common friend, three married men leave their lives together, seeking pleasure and freedom and ultimately leaving for London.

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Blue Jasmine (2013)

Blue Jasmine (2013)

7.3/10 Drama

A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love...

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Death of a Salesman (1951)

Death of a Salesman (1951)

7.2/10 Drama

An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.

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Save the Tiger (1973)

Save the Tiger (1973)

6.9/10 Drama

A disillusioned war veteran has two days to let go of his shaken morals if he wants his small fashion company to survive.

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Charlie Bubbles (1968)

Charlie Bubbles (1968)

6.4/10 Comedy, Drama

A married writer has an affair with his secretary.

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Less Than Zero (1987)

Less Than Zero (1987)

6.4/10 Crime, Drama

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

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The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)

6.1/10 Comedy, Drama

A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.

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One Is a Lonely Number (1972)

One Is a Lonely Number (1972)

6.1/10 Drama

A young woman has difficulty understanding why her husband walks out on her. Alone for the first time, she finds life difficult to cope with and for a time lives with the hope that her husband will come back to her. After uncovering disturbing new information about her husbands infidelity, she finally comes to realize her marriage is truly over. And it is only then th...Read all

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Madame Bovary (2014)

Madame Bovary (2014)

5.7/10 Romance, Drama, History

Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.

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The New Age (1994)

The New Age (1994)

5.6/10 Drama

Episodic story about a yuppie couple who're going broke, and can't decide if they want to stay together - but openly sleep around and experiment with different lifestyles, or not.

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Opening Night (1977)

Opening Night (1977)

8.0/10 Drama

A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.

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The Swimmer (1968)

The Swimmer (1968)

7.7/10 Drama

A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.

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Bigger Than Life (1956)

Bigger Than Life (1956)

7.6/10 Drama

A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.

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Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Five Easy Pieces (1970)

7.5/10 Drama

A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.

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