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Movies Like A Foreign Affair

If you liked A Foreign Affair (1948), a comedy and drama movie directed by Billy Wilder, 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. 1One, Two, Three

    One, Two, Three (1961)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she…

  2. 2The Producers

    The Producers (1968)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money…

  3. 3She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong (1933)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is…

  4. 4Florence Foster Jenkins

    Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama

    The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

  5. 5The Producers

    The Producers (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money…

  6. 6The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy (1982)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and comedy

    Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

  7. 7The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.

  8. 8A Night in Casablanca

    A Night in Casablanca (1946)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.

  9. 9Blonde Venus

    Blonde Venus (1932)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

  10. 10Woman in Gold

    Woman in Gold (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

  11. 11Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

    ★ 8/10Also drama

    In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead…

  12. 12All Through the Night

    All Through the Night (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.

  13. 13Night Crossing

    Night Crossing (1982)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.

  14. 14Advise & Consent

    Advise & Consent (1962)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he…

  15. 15The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers (1980)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.

  16. 16A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own (1992)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama

    As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters…

  17. 17Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…

  18. 18Better Living Through Chemistry

    Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy

    A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.

  19. 19Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama

    The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child…

  20. 20Race

    Race (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's…

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