Movies Like True Confession
If you liked True Confession (1937), a comedy and romance movie directed by Wesley Ruggles, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceA womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crimeWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Adam's Rib (1949)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceA woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
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That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceA happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and crimeToon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and…
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crimeInspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…
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It Happened One Night (1934)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and romanceA runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
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Pillow Talk (1959)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romancePlayboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a…
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It's a Wonderful World (1939)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceDetective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year…
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Send Me No Flowers (1964)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceWhen a hypochondriac assumes that he is dying, he makes an elaborate plan to ensure his wife's happiness. However, trouble ensues when she misunderstands his intentions.
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What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyTwo childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
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Housesitter (1992)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceCon artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.
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The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crimeWhen the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
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Legal Eagles (1986)
★ 6/10Also comedy and crimeAssistant District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is…
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Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
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Mr. Lucky (1943)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceA conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
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Love, Guaranteed (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedyA lawyer takes on a new client that wants to sue a dating website because it guarantees love.
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Some Like It Hot (1959)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and romanceIn Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
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LaRoy, Texas (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and comedyBroke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.
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Girl on a Bicycle (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romancePaolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day…