Movies Like The Merry Jail

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

The Oyster Princess

1919·58m·★ 7.2·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewBoth star Ossi Oswalda & Harry LiedtkeDir. Ernst Lubitsch

Madame DuBarry

1919·1h 54m·★ 6.7·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewBoth star Emil Jannings & Harry LiedtkeDir. Ernst Lubitsch

Sumurun

1920·1h 55m·★ 6.0·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewBoth star Harry Liedtke & Paul BiensfeldtDir. Ernst Lubitsch

Anna Boleyn

1920·1h 58m·★ 6.5·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewDir. Ernst LubitschDP: Theodor Sparkuhl

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918·45m·★ 6.8·Ernst Lubitsch

2 shared crewDir. Ernst LubitschDP: Theodor Sparkuhl

The Loves of Pharaoh

1922·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Ernst Lubitsch

3 shared cast incl. Emil Jannings & Paul BiensfeldtDir. Ernst Lubitsch

Pinkus's Shoe Palace

1916·45m·★ 5.6·Ernst Lubitsch

Both star Ossi Oswalda & Erich SchönfelderDir. Ernst Lubitsch

Carmen

1918·1h 34m·★ 6.1·Ernst Lubitsch

Both star Harry Liedtke & Paul BiensfeldtDir. Ernst Lubitsch

The Eyes of the Mummy

1918·58m·★ 5.4·Ernst Lubitsch

Both star Emil Jannings & Harry LiedtkeDir. Ernst Lubitsch

Lady Windermere's Fan

1925·1h 29m·★ 7.2·Ernst Lubitsch

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The Doll

1919·1h 6m·★ 7.4·Ernst Lubitsch

Starring Ossi OswaldaDir. Ernst Lubitsch

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