Movies Like Private Lives
If you liked Private Lives (1931), a comedy and romance movie directed by Sidney Franklin, 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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High Society (1956)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceWith socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
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Bride Wars (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceTwo best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
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The Philadelphia Story (1940)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and romanceWhen 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.
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My Favorite Wife (1940)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceYears after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.
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The Seven Year Itch (1955)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceWhen his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
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The Rebound (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and comedyUpon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny…
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A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceA man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceAmerican multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy…
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Solo Mio (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and comedyAfter Matt's dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, he embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country's vibrant culture…
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Resort to Love (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyAspiring pop star Erica ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown.
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Platinum Blonde (1931)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceAnn Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He…
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The Palm Beach Story (1942)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceA New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.
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Barefoot in the Park (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceIn this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a…
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Move Over, Darling (1963)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romanceThree years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to…
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For Love or Money (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceNew York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees…
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The Thrill of It All (1963)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceA housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.
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It Happened One Night (1934)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and romanceA 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.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceFollowing the death of their patriarch Gus, the Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family reunion, and to deliver Gus' journal to his old friends.
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Music and Lyrics (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceA washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written…
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The Merry Widow (1934)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.