Movies Like The Private Secretary

If you liked The Private Secretary (1931), a comedy movie directed by Wilhelm Thiele, 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
Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
2
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
3
Cadet Kelly (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
4
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Olli and Matze are best friends living, working and planning to travel the world together — until Matze's romance with Rebecca turns it all upside down.
5
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.
6
Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedy
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…
7
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.
8
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…
9
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.
10
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.
11
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…
12
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
★ 6/10Also comedy
The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him…
13
Beau Hunks (1931)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.
14
Beckenrand Sheriff (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A lifeguard tries by all means to keep his home, an open-air swimming pool, from being closed.
15
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…
16
Ali G, Innit (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Ali G travels throughout Britain, interviewing unsuspecting leaders and politicians.
17
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.
18
Cold Feet (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Although he actually just wanted to steal money, the crook Denis finds himself in the position of caretaking for the stroke patient Raimund. When Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte turns up, Denis has enough of it and…
19
Not My Day (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
When Banker Till (Axel Stein) is kidnapped during a bank robbery, he has the time of his life...
20
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the…