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Movies Like American Boyfriends

If you liked American Boyfriends (1989), a comedy movie directed by Sandy Wilson, 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.

  1. 1The Odd Couple II

    The Odd Couple II (1998)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and rent a car in order to go to…

  2. 2The Bad Guys 2

    The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

    The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad…

  3. 3The Wedding Year

    The Wedding Year (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.

  4. 4How High

    How High (2001)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until…

  5. 5My Girl 2

    My Girl 2 (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Vada Sultenfuss has a holiday coming up, and an assignment: to do an essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides she wants to do an assignment on her mother, but quickly realises she knows very little…

  6. 6The Hangover Part III

    The Hangover Part III (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.

  7. 7Life of the Party

    Life of the Party (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea…

  8. 8American Reunion

    American Reunion (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance…

  9. 9Spa Weekend

    Spa Weekend (2026)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Four lifelong friends realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families, and everyday responsibilities, they’ve forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. Burned out and overdue for a break…

  10. 10Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife…

  11. 11Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry

    Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.

  12. 12Seriously Single

    Seriously Single (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    While her free-living bestie urges her to embrace singlehood, a commitment-craving social media expert can't stop following the life of a former love.

  13. 13Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    A sorority moves in next door to the home of Mac and Kelly Radner who have a young child. The Radner's enlist their former nemeses from the fraternity to help battle the raucous sisters.

  14. 14Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot enthusiasts head to the welfare offices where Cheech's girlfriend…

  15. 15Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon (1976)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business…

  16. 16Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

  17. 17Mac & Devin Go to High School

    Mac & Devin Go to High School (2012)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    A comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 15th year of school.

  18. 18Pitch Perfect 3

    Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an…

  19. 19Driver's Ed

    Driver's Ed (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.

  20. 20Bowfinger

    Bowfinger (1999)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a…

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