Movies like Private's Progress
If Private's Progress's mix of lie, black and white and impersonation stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Private's Progress's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Directed by Alexander Mackendrick · 85 min6.9
Why you'll like itWith Miles Malleson · Shares: black and white · From the same decade (1950s)
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the…
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The Great Dictator
1940 · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 125 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: black and white · Also comedy and war
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 95 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: black and white · Also comedy and war
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
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Duck Soup
1933 · Directed by Leo McCarey · 68 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: black and white · Also comedy and war
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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Shoulder Arms
1918 · Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 36 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: black and white · Also comedy and war
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
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Much Ado About Nothing
2013 · Directed by Joss Whedon · 109 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: black and white
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.