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Movies Like Our Little Wife

If you liked Our Little Wife (1938), a comedy movie directed by Paul Verhoeven, 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. 1Taking Care of Business

    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. 2The 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.

  3. 3Mr. Bones

    Mr. Bones (2001)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.

  4. 4Me Time

    Me Time (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.

  5. 5Seriously 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.

  6. 6Cold Feet

    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…

  7. 7Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral…

  8. 8Thunderstruck

    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.

  9. 9Fun 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.

  10. 10Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

    Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.

  11. 11The Manny

    The Manny (2015)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Young industrialist Clemens Klina doesn't have time for his children and accidentally hires a man who actually came to him, seeking revenge, as a nanny for them.

  12. 12She-Devil

    She-Devil (1989)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

  13. 13Much 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.

  14. 14The F**k-It List

    The F**k-It List (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    After a prank blows up a studious high school senior's life, he shares a list of certain things he wishes he'd done differently — and maybe still can.

  15. 15Driver'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.

  16. 16Clear History

    Clear History (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

  17. 17The Roast of Tom Brady

    The Roast of Tom Brady (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Offensive lines. Full-contact comedy. Kevin Hart hosts this all-star roast of NFL legend Tom Brady.

  18. 18Jackass 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.

  19. 19American 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.

  20. 20Gabriel 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)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

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

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