Movies Like Once Upon a Mattress
If you liked Once Upon a Mattress (1964), a comedy and tv movie movie directed by Dave Geisel and Joe Layton, 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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Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
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Starstruck (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyPop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with following his heart or doing what's…
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As Luck Would Have It (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and comedyWhen Lindsey travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort, she decides to enter the town's matchmaking festival to prove her investment—and win over a handsome local.
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Love Under the Stars (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and tv movieYoung at heart graduate student Becca strikes up an unlikely friendship with Emily, a quiet girl who recently lost her mother. With every passing play date chaperoned by Emily's father, Becca helps Emily come out of…
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Love on Harbor Island (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and tv movieInterior designer Lily returns home to help her Aunt Maggie run her marina-side bed and breakfast when she meets Marcus, a handsome seaplane pilot whose work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really…
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Date with Love (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and tv movieWhen a boy’s video to a female star goes viral, it scores him a date with his celebrity crush to the prom. Complications arise when the famous starlet falls for the boy’s small-town teacher.
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The Seven Year Hitch (2012)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedyJennifer and Kevin are childhood best friends who have lived together, platonically, as adults for many years. When Jennifer decides to marry her cheating, manipulative boyfriend, Bryce Kevin has to stop the wedding to…
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The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedyDawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
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A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movie and comedyJanie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall has even arranged for his farmhand, Dylan to help at the event…
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iParty with Victorious (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and musicCarly discovers her boyfriend Steven Carson has been cheating on her with Tori Vega, so the gang flies out to Los Angeles where they meet Tori and the gang from Hollywood Arts. They attend a party hosted by Kenan…
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The Merry Widow (1934)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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Lovestruck: The Musical (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceHarper was one of the best dancers to hit Broadway, but an injury caused her to leave the spotlight, become a choreographer, and raise her daughter Mirabella. When Mirabella decides to quit the show to get married, her…
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Your Love Never Fails (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and tv movieYour Love Never Fails is the story of Laura (Elisa Donovan), a working mother who just wants to spend more time with her daughter Kelsey, 9. Unfortunately, her demanding boss Paul (Fred Willard) has other ideas. When…
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Prom Pact (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceIt's prom season, and high school senior Mandy and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surrounded by over-the-top "promposals." Mandy is only focused on getting into her dream school Harvard, but as she starts…
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Clear History (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and tv movieNathan 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.
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Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movieIn what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
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Hollywood Stargirl (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceWhen Stargirl's mother is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A., where Stargirl quickly becomes involved with an eclectic assortment of characters.
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Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and tv movieALOHAAAAA! Internationally acclaimed comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, returns to Comedy Central with his latest stand-up special taped at Honolulu’s Hawaii Theatre Center. Watch as Fluffy brings the house down yet again in…
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Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and comedySadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.
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Girl on a Bicycle (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romancePaolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day…