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Movies Like The Ideal Man

If you liked The Ideal Man (1996), a comedy movie directed by George Mihalka, 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. 1The Speech

    The Speech (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Meet Adrien! He's 35. He's stuck in a mid-life crisis. He's neurotic and hypochondriac. Tonight he's stuck in an endless family dinner and his girlfriend is not answering his texts. On top of that, his dumb…

  2. 2Le Clan

    Le Clan (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Fred, Achille, Max and Belette form a good-for-nothing gang of crooks. Dismally failing their last raid, they decide to get back in the game, kidnapping Sophie Marceau.

  3. 3Serial (Bad) Weddings 2

    Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Claude and Marie Verneuil face a new crisis. The four spouses of their daughters, David, Rachid, Chao and Charles decided to leave France for various reasons. Here they are imagining their lives elsewhere.

  4. 4Three Men and a Cradle

    Three Men and a Cradle (1985)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver…

  5. 5Dead Tired

    Dead Tired (1994)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to…

  6. 6Riviera Revenge

    Riviera Revenge (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife…

  7. 7Divorce French Style

    Divorce French Style (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The…

  8. 8No Filter

    No Filter (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But…

  9. 9The Brats

    The Brats (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Newly engaged, Thomas meets his future father-in-law Gilbert, who has been married for 30 years to Suzanne. Disillusioned Gilbert is convinced that his marriage has meant he's missed out on life. He persuades Thomas…

  10. 10It Boy

    It Boy (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she realizes that he…

  11. 11Sextuplets

    Sextuplets (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious journey to reunite with their remaining long-lost siblings.

  12. 12Daddy Cool

    Daddy Cool (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Adrien, 40 years old and totally immature, is dumped by Maude, 35 years old, eager to finally found a family. In an attempt to regain the love of his life, Adrien decides to move into the future ex-married apartment: a…

  13. 13The 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.

  14. 14Alter Ego

    Alter Ego (2026)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    A quiet, middle-aged man spirals into obsession and paranoia when a charismatic look-alike moves in next door, featuring the exact same face—and a full head of hair.

  15. 15The Climb

    The Climb (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by…

  16. 16Coexist

    Coexist (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    An opportunistic music producer brings together a rabbi, a priest, and an imam to preach about peaceful coexistence through song. But he's in for a surprise when he realizes the religious leaders are far from saints.

  17. 17Quatre Garçons pleins d'avenir

    Quatre Garçons pleins d'avenir (1997)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    The premise of four young men out to celebrate the end of their school exams has great promise as comedy material, a promise that is far from realized in this banal, unevenly paced, run-of-the-mill attempt at a…

  18. 18Marry Me, Dude

    Marry Me, Dude (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Yassine asks his best friend Fred to marry him in order to avoid deportation...

  19. 19Themroc

    Themroc (1973)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he rebels. He wrecks his apartment, rejects every facet of bourgeois life, and…

  20. 20Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years

    Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    In 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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