15 Movies Like The Joke

Loved The Joke? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Deep Water
#1

Deep Water

A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

Boogie Nights
#2

Boogie Nights

In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
#3

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
#4

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

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's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

Nocturnal Animals
#5

Nocturnal Animals

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

The Unforgivable
#6

The Unforgivable

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

Touchless
#7

Touchless

Jolana (18) is an object of her step-father's desire. She is unable to cope, especially when her own mother turns a blind eye. Those events are heavily paid for when she finds herself working in a brothel. Her inability to cope raise a question: What is it she actually wants? Are her dreams of escaping really better than the reality she finds herself in?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Joke.

Adulterers
#8

Adulterers

On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to learn how far a jealous husband will go.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

Landline
#9

Landline

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

The Creation of the World
#10

The Creation of the World

La Création du Monde is among the first animated feature films made in France. But to be exact, the film was animated in Czechia and directed by Eduard Hofman. It is adapted from a series of five books by Jean Effel, a French caricaturist and illustrator. The visual style is adapted from his drawings. The film is a comedy about the creation of the universe in six days, with the devil messing around and contributing in his own way.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Joke.

Dream Lover
#11

Dream Lover

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

Men in Hope
#12

Men in Hope

Charming bon vivant Rudolf is convinced that infidelity is the basis for a happy marriage, since, after all, a woman does not want to be bored with her partner.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Joke.

Heatwave
#13

Heatwave

A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

State of the Union
#14

State of the Union

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Joke.

The Painted Bird
#15

The Painted Bird

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Joke.