Movies Like He's a Growing Boy, She's Turning Forty
If you liked He's a Growing Boy, She's Turning Forty (1980), a movie directed by Colin Campbell, 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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Heatwave (2022)
★ 6.2/10A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.
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Set It Up (2018)
★ 6.9/10Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
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Working Girl (1988)
★ 6.6/10When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.
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Secretary (2002)
★ 6.8/10A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
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The Object of My Affection (1998)
★ 5.8/10A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
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The Assistant (2020)
★ 6.3/10A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
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Upgraded (2024)
★ 7.2/10Ana is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire. When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will, and Ana pretends to be her…
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Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
★ 5.8/10Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug…
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Nine to Five (1980)
★ 7/10Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.
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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
★ 6.4/10A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
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Office Space (1999)
★ 7.4/10A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money…
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Horrible Bosses (2011)
★ 6.6/10For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and…
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Bros (2022)
★ 6.6/10Two gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.
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Boy Erased (2018)
★ 7/10Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his…
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The Double (2014)
★ 6.5/10An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
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Disclosure (1994)
★ 6.2/10A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.
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In Good Company (2004)
★ 6.1/10Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made…
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The Door in the Floor (2004)
★ 6.1/10A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.
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The Hating Game (2021)
★ 7.3/10Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing…
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Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (2015)
★ 5.9/10The bonds between Naomi and Ely are tested when they fall for the same guy.