Movies Like Playing with Fire

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

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

2015·1h 34m·★ 4.5·Andy Fickman

2 shared crewDir. Andy FickmanDP: Dean Semler

Parental Guidance

2012·1h 44m·★ 6.0·Andy Fickman

2 shared crewDir. Andy FickmanDP: Dean Semler

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007·1h 55m·★ 5.9·Dennis Dugan

TMDB recommendsDP: Dean Semler

El bombero atómico

1952·1h 35m·★ 7.3·Miguel M. Delgado

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A Loud House Christmas

2021·1h 4m·★ 4.5·Jonathan Judge

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My Spy

2020·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Peter Segal

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The Nine Lives of Christmas

2014·1h 30m·★ 7.2·Mark Jean

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YES DAY

2021·1h 26m·★ 5.7·Miguel Arteta

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Chang Can Dunk

2023·1h 48m·★ 6.3·Jingyi Shao

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Switched

2020·1h 44m·★ 5.1·John K.D. Graham

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Little Giants

1994·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Duwayne Dunham

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Recess: All Growed Down

2003·1h 1m·★ 6.2·Howy Parkins

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Love on Fire

2022·1h 29m·★ 5.9·Christie Will Wolf

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Roxanne

1987·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Fred Schepisi

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The Main Event

2020·1h 42m·★ 4.8·Jay Karas

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A Christmas Story Christmas

2022·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Clay Kaytis

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Smurfs: The Lost Village

2017·1h 29m·★ 6.0·Kelly Asbury

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Rookie of the Year

1993·1h 43m·★ 6.1·Daniel Stern

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The Air Up There

1994·1h 47m·★ 5.6·Paul Michael Glaser

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Thunderstruck

2012·1h 34m·★ 5.2·John Whitesell

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How Good Is Playing with Fire?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

Where to Watch Playing with Fire

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5

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