The Apartment (1960)
- Synopsis:
- An ambitious clerk's campaign to get ahead by lending his apartment to his superiors for their extramarital trysts hits a snag when one brings home the woman he loves in this smart blend of corporate satire and romantic comedy.
- Starring:
- Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
29 handpicked matches for The Apartment
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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More absurd corporate satire chronicles another lowly worker's rise up company ladder. Watch for Paul Newman!
- Starring:
- Tim Robbins, Jennifer Leigh
- Director:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 111
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The Fortune Cookie
(1966) (NR)
Similarly Dark
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Similarly Dark
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
The Fortune Cookie is a Close match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Star and director reunite for this as hilarious, similarly dark satirical comedy built around insurance scam.
- Starring:
- Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 125
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
(1961) (NR)
More Fairytale-like
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More Fairytale-like
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a Close match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Ambitious writer juggles patroness and fresh-faced call girl next door in this more fairytale-like romantic comedy.
- Starring:
- Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard
- Director:
- Blake Edwards
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 115
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Mad Men
(2007) (NR)
Franker, Sexier
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Franker, Sexier
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: A '60s era ad agency provides a similar milieu for office politics, hanky panky in franker, sexier TV series.
- Starring:
- January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser
- Rated:
- NR
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The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994) (PG)
Zanier Satire
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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More absurd corporate satire chronicles another lowly worker's rise up company ladder. Watch for Paul Newman!
- Starring:
- Tim Robbins, Jennifer Leigh
- Director:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 111
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Office Space
(1999) (R)
Broader Humor
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Broader Humor
Office Space (1999)
Office Space is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Cube rats rebel in modern-day office satire. Just as cynical, but broader humor, less acerbic.
- Starring:
- Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston
- Director:
- Mike Judge
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 89
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Ace in the Hole
(1951) (NR)
Darker, More Cynical
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Darker, More Cynical
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: A reporter endangers a life in a similar quest to get ahead in same director's darker, more cynical drama.
- Starring:
- Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 112
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Some Like It Hot
(1959) (NR)
Goofier, Lighter
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Goofier, Lighter
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Lemmon shows similar comedic chops in earlier Wilder cross-dressing comedy. Goofier, faster, much lighter.
- Starring:
- Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 120
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter
(1957) (NR)
More Absurd
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More Absurd
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter (1957)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Tony Randall is a similarly go-getting adman in more absurd send-up of advertising and television.
- Starring:
- Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall
- Director:
- Frank Tashlin
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 94
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In the Company of Men
(1997) (R)
Similar Themes
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Similar Themes
In the Company of Men (1997)
In the Company of Men is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More scabrous, less amiable comedy is a more modern comment on misogyny and corporate culture. A bit sadistic.
- Starring:
- Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards
- Director:
- Neil LaBute
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 95
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Glengarry Glen Ross
(1992) (R)
Tougher, Profane
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Tougher, Profane
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Tougher, testosterone-fueled, profane drama stars older, sadder Lemmon in tale of cutthroat office shenanigans.
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon
- Director:
- James Foley
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 100
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The Front Page
(1974) (PG)
Less Biting
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Less Biting
The Front Page (1974)
The Front Page is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Wilder reuses Lemmon in less biting, stage-adapted comedy that looks from office to press room.
- Starring:
- Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 105
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Sabrina
(1954) (NR)
More Sophisticated
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More Sophisticated
Sabrina (1954)
Sabrina is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Another Wilder foray into romance makes up for satire with sophistication. As charming underdog love interest.
- Starring:
- Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 113
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9 to 5
(1980) (PG)
More Feminist
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More Feminist
9 to 5 (1980)
9 to 5 is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More eventful, absurd comedy looks more at gender politics in workplace plagued by similarly sexist executive.
- Starring:
- Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin
- Director:
- Colin Higgins
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 110
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Sweet Charity
(1969) (G)
As Vulnerable Heroine
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As Vulnerable Heroine
Sweet Charity (1969)
Sweet Charity is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Shirley MacLaine plays another vulnerable heroine in this as poignant, but peppier romantic musical.
- Starring:
- Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin
- Director:
- Bob Fosse
- Rated:
- G
- Runtime:
- 157
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Swimming with Sharks
(1995) (R)
Darker, Violent
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Darker, Violent
Swimming with Sharks (1995)
Swimming with Sharks is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More contemporary black comic thriller offers darker, violent spin on office politics.
- Starring:
- Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley
- Director:
- George Huang
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 93
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How to Succeed in Business Without ...
(1967) (NR)
Peppier, Musical
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Peppier, Musical
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Peppier musical comedy about a similarly ambitious office worker's scheme to get ahead.
- Starring:
- Robert Morse, Michele Lee
- Director:
- David Swift
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 119
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In Good Company
(2004) (PG-13)
More Good-Natured
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More Good-Natured
In Good Company (2004)
In Good Company is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Softer, more good-natured comedy begins as similarly sharp skewering of modern corporate misbehavior before turning into generic romance.
- Starring:
- Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace
- Director:
- Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 110
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Born Yesterday
(1950) (NR)
More Upbeat
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More Upbeat
Born Yesterday (1950)
Born Yesterday is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More upbeat romantic comedy charts similar love triangle. Lighter, more slapstick, dizzier heroine.
- Starring:
- Judy Holliday, William Holden
- Director:
- George Cukor
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 103
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Cactus Flower
(1969) (PG)
More Screwball
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More Screwball
Cactus Flower (1969)
Cactus Flower is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: A dentist's affair creates more screwball chaos in lighter romantic comedy. Also written by I.A.L. Diamond.
- Starring:
- Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman
- Director:
- Gene Saks
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 103
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Desk Set
(1957) (NR)
More Upbeat
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More Upbeat
Desk Set (1957)
Desk Set is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Efficiency expert roils researcher in more upbeat, as witty, frothier battle-of-the-sexes rom-com.
- Starring:
- Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn
- Director:
- Walter Lang
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 103
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The Best of Everything
(1959) (NR)
More Melodramatic
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More Melodramatic
The Best of Everything (1959)
The Best of Everything is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Tears replace laughter in glossier, more melodramatic, female-centric workplace saga set in NYC publishing world.
- Starring:
- Joan Crawford, Louis Jourdan
- Director:
- Jean Negulesco
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 121
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How to Get Ahead In Advertising
(1989) (R)
More Fantastic
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More Fantastic
How to Get Ahead In Advertising (1989)
How to Get Ahead In Advertising is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: More fantastic, bizarre advertising satire offers similar blend of dark and dry humor. Little romance.
- Starring:
- Richard Grant, Rachel Ward
- Director:
- Bruce Robinson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 95
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Annie Hall
(1977) (PG)
Wittier Romance
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Wittier Romance
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Wittier, talkier Woody Allen classic sees love between another loveable neurotic and charmingly aloof beauty.
- Starring:
- Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Director:
- Woody Allen
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 93
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The Promotion
(2008) (R)
More Low-Key
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More Low-Key
The Promotion (2008)
The Promotion is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Workers' competition for promotion turns similarly unsavory in less scabrous, more low-key workplace comedy.
- Starring:
- Seann Scott, John C. Reilly
- Director:
- Steve Conrad
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 86
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Double Indemnity
(1944) (NR)
Tougher Wilder
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Tougher Wilder
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity is a Creative match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Fred MacMurray plays another working man of debatable morality in Wilder's much tougher, seminal noir classic.
- Starring:
- Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 106
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Irma La Douce
(1963) (NR)
Same Stars
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Same Stars
Irma La Douce (1963)
Irma La Douce is a Borderline match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: Stars and director reteam for broader romantic farce about former Parisian cop and the hooker he loves.
- Starring:
- Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon
- Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 142
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The Trouble with Harry
(1955) (PG)
Darker Humor
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Darker Humor
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Trouble with Harry is a Wild Card match for The Apartment
Our Clerk Says: MacLaine's screen debut finds her in another compromising position in darker comedy about troublesome corpse.
- Starring:
- Edmund Gwenn, Shirley MacLaine
- Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 99
