Movies Like Careful What You Wish For
If you liked Careful What You Wish For (2004), a comedy movie directed by Acne, here are 19 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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After the Ball (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAfter the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a…
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Babes (2024)
★ 6/10Also comedyAfter getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
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One Night at McCool's (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyOn an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…
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Simpsley (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also comedyWhen penniless con-artist Marge Bouvier is sent to Italy to convince wealthy sap Seymour Skinner to come home, she's tempted by the trappings of his affluent lifestyle. But there’s a big fat fly in the ointment…
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Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAn uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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I Love My Dad (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10Also comedyWhile 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…
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Class Rank (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyTwo high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
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Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyTired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemporary urban environment, with Little Red Riding…
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Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
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The Wedding Year (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also comedyA commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
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Seriously Single (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyWhile her free-living bestie urges her to embrace singlehood, a commitment-craving social media expert can't stop following the life of a former love.
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Cadet Kelly (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyHyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
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Oh, God! (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyWhen God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
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Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.