Movies Like Just This Once
If you liked Just This Once (1952), a comedy movie directed by Don Weis, 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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The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
★ 6/10Also comedyA Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…
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The Three Stooges (2012)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyLeft on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the…
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The Million Pound Note (1954)
★ 7/10Also comedyAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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The Twelve Chairs (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyIn 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
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Easy Money (1983)
★ 6/10Also comedyTo inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
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Nine Lives (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyA stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.
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Big Business (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyIn the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The…
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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American Dreamer (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedyIn this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
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My Man Godfrey (1936)
★ 7.6/10Also comedyFifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her…
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The Ladykillers (1955)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyFive oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
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Spa Weekend (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyFour 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…
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Like a Boss (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyTwo female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.
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Trading Places (1983)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyA snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
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This Is 40 (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyPete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
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Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
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Seriously Single (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyWhile 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.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
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Fired Up! (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyPopular high schoolers and best friends Shawn and Nick decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.