Movies Similar to A New Boy Started Today

Bitva na kopci(1987)

Tri krát tri je deväť(1985)

Signé Furax(1981)

The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.

Kyoufu no Yacchan(1987)

The Life of Riley(1949)

Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-father with no shortage of family problems.

Magical River(1946)

Leopold Kohák married a rich widow a long time ago and now has nothing to do compared to his energetic wife. He's growing old and troubled by the fact that he betrayed his first love Emča and his beloved river Sázava where he spent his childhood and youth. A visit from an old friend Lebeda brings it all back to him. After a nervous breakdown Leopold secretly visits his home instead of going to the spa. A wandering tramp suggest Leopold should bathe in the magical waters of the Sázava, and slowly his youth returns to him.

Za pět minut sedm(1965)

A modern fairy tale that takes place in the present.

Black Saturday(1961)

In this crime story, surprisingly, neither the all-powerful criminals nor the spies or saboteurs are pursued, as was once common. The plot is almost mundane: someone unwittingly siphoned off alcohol from a tanker, unaware that it was deadly methyl alcohol, intended for industrial use. Finding out where the poison has been transported and which people it endangers requires painstaking work.

Pozadie(1983)

Roztancované kráľovstvo(1974)

Once upon a time there was a king who had only one daughter. However, his kingdom was sad because the old king was always grumpy. Moreover, he liked to eat boiled duck, of course. There was no one left in the kingdom, so he decided that whoever brought him his delicacy would get the princess as his wife.

Veselohra s dvojníkem(1969)

Dedinský sen(1984)

An old woman dreams her last dream in the house where she has lived all her life, but now she has to leave it. Divided into five separate, internally coherent parts, the story recapitulates her life while remaining a universal final recapitulation of each individual's life. Its wit is primarily based on the charm of its specific verbal expression with original slang expressions.

Dokud jsou ryby němé(1971)

Barborka(1973)

Trinil(2024)

Returning home after their honeymoon, a couple find themselves haunted by a disembodied head seeking its missing body.

Men Who Sleep in Cars(2017)

Drama, entirely in verse, following three men who sleep on the streets of Manchester in their vehicles, having lost all their economic and social power.

Queen for a Day(1951)

Adapted from the TV and radio series of the same name, the producer of said show reads letters from three woman providing the framing story for this melodrama anthology film. The tales focus on parenting and family struggles.

Heaven's Judgment(1990)

An oppressed housemaid has transformed herself into a wealthy and powerful business mogul through sheer dint of talent, ambition and driving need to avenge herself on her tormentors.

Chandu the Magician(1932)

When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi.

Spaceways(1953)

A rocket engineer, responsible for sending a satellite into space, is accused of committing the most extraordinary crime.