Movies Like Serr el ghaeb

If you liked Serr el ghaeb (1962), a comedy and romance movie directed by Kamal Atteya, 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
Ca$h (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and comedy
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…
2
Heartbreakers (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then…
3
Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also comedy and thriller
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
4
The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
5
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
6
Breathless (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and thriller
Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband Dale’s criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do…
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Attraction (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and romance
A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.
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Safety Last! (1923)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and romance
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedy and thriller
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…
10
You Cast A Spell On Me (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance
Despite agreeing to an arranged marriage to a childhood friend, a successful businessman tries to track down a beautiful woman that he met at a Halloween party.
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X (2011)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and romance
A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.
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Love Is in the Air (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
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Man of the Year (2006)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romance
The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president to mock the political system and expose corruption in Washington. What begins as a publicity stunt quickly gathers unexpected momentum as…
14
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.
15
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and thriller
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…
16
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedy
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
17
This Little Love of Mine (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Laura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s…
18
Killers (2010)
★ 6/10Also comedy and thriller
When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on…
19
Hostile Takeover (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
20
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
★ 6/10Also thriller and comedy
On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow…