Movies Like The Devil Is a Sissy

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

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Wes Anderson

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Listen, Darling

1938·1h 15m·★ 6.5·Edwin L. Marin

Both star Freddie Bartholomew & Gene LockhartComedy & Drama

Milk Money

1994·1h 48m·★ 5.7·Richard Benjamin

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Brad's Status

2017·1h 41m·★ 6.5·Mike White

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Captains Courageous

1937·1h 55m·★ 7.9·Victor Fleming

Both star Freddie Bartholomew & Mickey Rooney

My Own Private Idaho

1991·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Gus Van Sant

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The Things of Life

1970·1h 29m·★ 7.4·Claude Sautet

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The Tree of Life

2011·2h 19m·★ 6.8·Terrence Malick

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Little Lord Fauntleroy

1936·1h 42m·★ 7.3·John Cromwell

Both star Freddie Bartholomew & Mickey Rooney

The River Wild

1994·1h 51m·★ 6.5·Curtis Hanson

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Dutch

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Peter Faiman

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Peel

2019·1h 41m·★ 6.1·Rafael Monserrate

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Class Act

1992·1h 38m·★ 6.1·Randall Miller

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Jingle All the Way

1996·1h 29m·★ 5.8·Brian Levant

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It Runs in the Family

2003·1h 49m·★ 5.5·Fred Schepisi

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Little Nicky

2000·1h 30m·★ 5.3·Steven Brill

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Nothing in Common

1986·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Garry Marshall

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

The Lords of Flatbush

1974·1h 26m·★ 5.6·Martin Davidson

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Carbon Copy

1981·1h 32m·★ 5.7·Michael Schultz

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The Forger

2014·1h 35m·★ 5.8·Philip Martin

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How Good Is The Devil Is a Sissy?

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