Movies like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The best movies like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) are Weekend (1967), PlayTime (1967) and The Exterminating Angel (1962). If The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie hooked you with its comedy and fantasy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Exterminating Angel (1962)7.9/10 from 779 votes
- NewestDelicatessen (1991)Released 1991
- In FrenchWeekend (1967)Also in French
Weekend (1967)
A supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism and murder as French bourgeois society starts to collapse under the weight of its own consumer preoccupations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlayTime (1967)
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Exterminating Angel (1962)
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Phantom of Liberty (1974)
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAmarcord (1973)
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCelestine (1974)
The story opens with Celestine eluding arrest with a friend as the police raid a brothel. While hiding out in the hayloft of the Count de la Braquette's estate, she meets the hayseed handyman Sébastien and the butler Malou, who reward her favors with the offer of employment. In a manner recalling Terence Stamp's effect on the household in TEOREMA, Celestine's open and relaxed attitude toward sexuality has a transformative effect on the isolated, moribund inhabitants of the mansion, imbuing them with gift of renewed life for the men and women alike, that remains even after a third act twist that forces her to betray them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrazil (1985)
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Milky Way (1969)
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Freedom (1969)
Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland. A destructive, arrogant patriot in tight pants, Freedom joins forces with Marie Madeleine to combat lefty freethinkers, as well as the insidious evildoers Moujik Man and inflatable Red China Man, culminating in a star-spangled showdown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966)
An anthology film consisting of four stories. (1) A man reads a Dracula novel while in bed, but cannot seem to tell the novel from reality, causing sleep troubles. (2) A man cannot escape the absurd ads he saw at the movie theater that day. (3) A polluted and construction-ridden town keeps everybody on edge, sending one man to the doctor. (4) A hunter, a farmer and a couple on a picnic unknowingly cause continuous trouble for one another.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Ruling Class (1972)
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Balcony (1963)
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTrafic (1971)
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Firemen's Ball (1967)
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Rules of the Game (1939)
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFemmes Fatales (1976)
Two men, fortyish, worn out by their wives, abandon everything to go and live in the back of beyond. There they meet a truculent priest, a boozer, Émile who recalls them to life's simple pleasures. Calm is what they want. But soon their example inspires thousands of disorientated males...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSweet Movie (1974)
The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife of Brian (1979)
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDelicatessen (1991)
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThat Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLa Grande Bouffe (1973)
Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Restaurant (1966)
A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime, is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLa Chinoise (1967)
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDiary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Clowns (1970)
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrewster McCloud (1971)
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
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What are the best movies like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?
The closest matches to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie are Weekend (1967), PlayTime (1967) and The Exterminating Angel (1962). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?
People who watched The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie most often go on to Weekend (1967), PlayTime (1967) and The Exterminating Angel (1962).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?
The Exterminating Angel (1962), rated 7.9/10 by 779 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?
Delicatessen (1991) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?
Yes: Weekend (1967), PlayTime (1967) and The Phantom of Liberty (1974).
How are movies similar to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.