Movies Like Design for Living

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewBoth star Miriam Hopkins & Edward Everett HortonDir. Ernst Lubitsch

The Love Parade

1930·1h 47m·★ 6.9·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewDir. Ernst LubitschDP: Victor Milner

One Hour with You

1932·1h 20m·★ 7.0·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewDir. Ernst LubitschDP: Victor Milner

Broken Lullaby

1932·1h 16m·★ 7.6·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewDir. Ernst LubitschDP: Victor Milner

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

3 shared cast incl. Gary Cooper & Edward Everett HortonDir. Ernst LubitschComedy & Romance

The Dreamers

2003·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Bernardo Bertolucci

Themes: polyamory, american, love triangle

Platinum Blonde

1931·1h 29m·★ 6.7·Frank Capra

Themes: pre-code, love triangleFans also likedComedy & Romance

The Wild Party

1929·1h 17m·★ 6.2·Dorothy Arzner

DP: Victor MilnerStarring Fredric MarchComedy & Romance

That Uncertain Feeling

1941·1h 24m·★ 6.6·Ernst Lubitsch

Fans also likedDir. Ernst LubitschComedy & Romance

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932·1h 23m·★ 6.9·Dorothy Arzner

Fans also likedStarring Fredric MarchComedy & Romance

It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Tears of the Black Tiger

2000·1h 50m·★ 6.9·Wisit Sasanatieng

TMDB recommendsRomance & Comedy

The Buccaneer

1938·2h 6m·★ 6.6·Cecil B. DeMille

DP: Victor MilnerStarring Fredric March

The Merry Widow

1934·1h 39m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

Starring Edward Everett HortonDir. Ernst LubitschComedy & Romance

The Kissing Booth 2

2020·2h 12m·★ 5.7·Vince Marcello

Fans also likedComedy & Romance

Irma la Douce

1963·2h 27m·★ 7.3·Billy Wilder

Fans also likedRomance & Comedy

The Lovers on the Bridge

1991·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Leos Carax

TMDB recommends

Pierrot le Fou

1965·1h 50m·★ 7.4·Jean-Luc Godard

TMDB recommends

A Very Long Engagement

2004·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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How Good Is Design for Living?

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