Movies Like Lady for a Day
If you liked Lady for a Day (1933), a comedy and drama movie directed by Frank Capra, 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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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and dramaA New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaLoving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job…
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Mildred Pierce (1945)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaA hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
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Liar Liar (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyForced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
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Bringing Down the House (2003)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaUptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two…
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Father of the Bride (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyGeorge 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…
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The Women (1939)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaA happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
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Sons of the Desert (1933)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyOllie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.
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Uptown Girls (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaMolly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what…
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and dramaKris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to…
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Big Fish (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaThroughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will…
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Freaky Friday (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyMother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities…
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAn extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's…
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Kajillionaire (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedyTwo con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their…
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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyRamona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her…
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The Thirteenth Year (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
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It Runs in the Family (2003)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaThis is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
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Annie (1982)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaAn orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his…
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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaThe story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
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The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAn eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because…