Movies Like Front Page Woman
If you liked Front Page Woman (1935), a comedy and romance movie directed by Michael Curtiz, 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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His Girl Friday (1940)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and romanceWalter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but…
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¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romanceLu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
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Players (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyNew York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing…
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceA romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever…
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What's New Pussycat? (1965)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceA playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.
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Broadcast News (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceA high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight…
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Focus (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and comedyNicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
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Into the Night (1985)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyEd Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
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The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedyA stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
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Burke & Hare (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceTwo 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
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A Nice Girl Like You (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romanceLucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey…
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Prizzi's Honor (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedyCharley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley…
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Cuban Fury (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceBeneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
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Tamara Drewe (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceA young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
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Desperados (2020)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceA panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
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My Favorite Brunette (1947)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceRonnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay…
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Maintenance Required (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyCharlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous…
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Long Shot (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romanceJournalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter…
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Mr. Jealousy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceAfter his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia…