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Movies Like What a Night!

If you liked What a Night! (1928), a comedy and romance movie directed by A. Edward Sutherland, 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. 1His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday (1940)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but…

  2. 2Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady (1936)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and romance

    When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to…

  3. 3Let's Make Love

    Let's Make Love (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    When 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.

  4. 4Black Sheep

    Black Sheep (1996)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets…

  5. 5It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night (1934)

    ★ 7.8/10Also comedy and romance

    A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

  6. 6Yoh! Bestie

    Yoh! Bestie (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.

  7. 7The 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…

  8. 8Broadcast News

    Broadcast News (1987)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance

    A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight…

  9. 9Hail, Caesar!

    Hail, Caesar! (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

  10. 10Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman (1990)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and comedy

    Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges…

  11. 11Overboard

    Overboard (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedy

    A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.

  12. 12Show People

    Show People (1928)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.

  13. 13¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

    ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    ★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

  14. 14The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail (2020)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

  15. 15Girl on a Bicycle

    Girl on a Bicycle (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Paolo, 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…

  16. 16Playing It Cool

    Playing It Cool (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.

  17. 17The Grass Is Greener

    The Grass Is Greener (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house…

  18. 18A Nice Girl Like You

    A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance

    Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey…

  19. 19The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story (1940)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and romance

    When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

  20. 20A Hollywood Christmas

    A Hollywood Christmas (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Jessica, a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher shows up threatening to halt production on her latest…

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