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Movies like The Five Pound Orange (1976)

The best movies like The Five Pound Orange (1976) are Barbarians at the Gate (1993), Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) and Girl in the Box (2016). If The Five Pound Orange 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. Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

    F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumours.

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

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  2. 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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  3. Girl in the Box (2016)

    The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. The Neighbor in the Window (2020)

    A suburban wife finds herself and the security of her family threatened by another seemingly friendly neighborhood mom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)

    A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. The Christmas Shoes (2002)

    Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. TalhotBlond (2012)

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. 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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  9. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

    Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.

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

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  10. 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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  11. My Dinner with Hervé (2018)

    An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

    A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. 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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  14. ¿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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  15. Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)

    Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of letting go, moving on, and forgiveness.

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

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  16. A Sister's Secret (2018)

    Twin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. American Son (2019)

    Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)

    The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. A Bramble House Christmas (2017)

    While settling his father’s estate, Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why the man left a nurse $100,000. His dad knew her for less than two months before he died. Just before Christmas, Finn wants what to reclaim what he considers his family’s money, going undercover to investigate the bed and breakfast the nurse has recently taken over. When Finn meets Willa, he discovers she’s not a conniving gold digger at all, but a woman in need who put the money to good use. When she discovers his true identity, will it keep Willa from ever trusting him again?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. 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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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Five Pound Orange?

The closest matches to The Five Pound Orange are Barbarians at the Gate (1993), Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) and Girl in the Box (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Five Pound Orange?

Start with Barbarians at the Gate (1993), the closest match to The Five Pound Orange.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Five Pound Orange?

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

What is the newest movie like The Five Pound Orange?

¿Y cómo es él? (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Five Pound Orange?

Yes: Barbarians at the Gate (1993), Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) and Girl in the Box (2016).

How are movies similar to The Five Pound Orange chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Five Pound Orange, 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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