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Movies like The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full (1961)

The best movies like The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full (1961) are Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007), Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) and Family Weekend (2013). If The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)

    Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  2. Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)

    Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  3. Family Weekend (2013)

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. An Irish Goodbye (2022)

    In rural Northern Ireland, following the untimely death of their mother, a young man with Down syndrome and his estranged brother discover her unfulfilled bucket list.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  5. SubUrbia (1997)

    A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  6. The House of Tomorrow (2019)

    The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  7. Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

    A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  8. Closer to the Moon (2014)

    A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  9. Don't Think Twice (2016)

    An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  10. Treasure (2024)

    A music journalist accompanies her father, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While she's eager to make sense of her family's past, her dad has an agenda of his own.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  11. ¿Y cómo es él? (2022)

    Thomas is a meek man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Despite his situation he decides to fake a work trip to go to Vallarta to confront Jero, a taxi driver who is sleeping with his wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  12. Almost Friends (2017)

    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  13. A Dog Year (2009)

    Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  14. CQ (2001)

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  15. Juniper (2021)

    When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  16. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)

    On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  17. Somewhere in Queens (2023)

    Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  18. Thick as Thieves (1999)

    Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own privacy, listening to old jazz records and caring for his ailing dog, Wally. The other is a local gangster with a taste for the finer life, who decides to eliminate the competition. This ignites a war between the two men and their aides. An angry mob boss and a female police officer try to sort the mess before things get too out of hand.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  19. Hooking Up (2020)

    Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  20. Violent Saturday (1955)

    Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full?

The closest matches to The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full are Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007), Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) and Family Weekend (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full?

Start with Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007), the closest match to The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full?

¿Y cómo es él? (2022), rated 7.5/10 by 260 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full?

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full?

Yes: Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007) and Achilles and the Tortoise (2008).

How are movies similar to The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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