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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.

  1. 1The Distinguished Gentleman

    The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A 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…

  2. 2The Three Stooges

    The Three Stooges (2012)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    Left 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…

  3. 3The Million Pound Note

    The Million Pound Note (1954)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    An 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…

  4. 4Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  5. 5The Twelve Chairs

    The Twelve Chairs (1970)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    In 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.

  6. 6Easy Money

    Easy Money (1983)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    To 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.

  7. 7Nine Lives

    Nine Lives (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

  8. 8Big Business

    Big Business (1988)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    In 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…

  9. 9Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    After 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.

  10. 10American Dreamer

    American Dreamer (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    In 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.

  11. 11My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey (1936)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

    Fifth 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…

  12. 12The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    Five 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.

  13. 13Spa 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…

  14. 14Like a Boss

    Like a Boss (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Two 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.

  15. 15Trading Places

    Trading Places (1983)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

  16. 16This Is 40

    This Is 40 (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Pete 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.

  17. 17Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

  18. 18Seriously 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.

  19. 19Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

  20. 20Fired Up!

    Fired Up! (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Popular high schoolers and best friends Shawn and Nick decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.

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