If you loved The Rules of the Game, try The Crime of Monsieur Lange
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Crime of Monsieur Lange has roughly 6.7× fewer votes than The Rules of the Game — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Jean Renoir, and they both carry the bittersweet, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Rules of the Game, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Crime of Monsieur Lange is
Renoir does not appear to have set out to make a crime film, but here we are. The workers at a publishing house form a cooperative when their horrible boss skips town. Unfortunately, the man returns, looking for his cut. It did at least give us a glimpse of pre-war France.
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