Movies Like Melvin and Howard

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Something Wild

1986·1h 54m·★ 6.9·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

The Manchurian Candidate

2004·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

Married to the Mob

1988·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

Beloved

1998·2h 52m·★ 6.1·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

Swing Shift

1984·1h 40m·★ 6.0·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

Caged Heat

1974·1h 23m·★ 5.3·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

The Truth About Charlie

2002·1h 44m·★ 4.7·Jonathan Demme

2 shared crewDir. Jonathan DemmeDP: Tak Fujimoto

The Wizard

1989·1h 40m·★ 6.1·Todd Holland

Themes: utah, californiaTMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Last Kiss

2006·1h 55m·★ 6.4·Tony Goldwyn

Themes: stripper, pregnancy, weddingFans also likedComedy & Drama

Bed and Board

1970·1h 37m·★ 7.4·François Truffaut

Themes: divorce, pregnancyTMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Misfits

1961·2h 4m·★ 7.2·John Huston

Themes: reno, nevada, divorceFans also liked

Last Vegas

2013·1h 45m·★ 6.6·Jon Turteltaub

Themes: las vegas, californiaFans also likedStarring Mary Steenburgen

The Threesome

2025·1h 52m·★ 6.2·Chad Hartigan

Themes: pregnancy, weddingFans also likedComedy & Drama

Intolerable Cruelty

2003·1h 40m·★ 6.3·Joel Coen

Themes: divorce, californiaFans also liked

What Happens in Vegas

2008·1h 39m·★ 6.1·Tom Vaughan

Themes: las vegas, weddingFans also liked

Anora

2024·2h 19m·★ 7.4·Sean Baker

Themes: strip club, las vegasDrama & Comedy

Bad Boys

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Michael Bay

Themes: strip club, stripper

Dumb and Dumber

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Peter Farrelly

Themes: utah, road trip

Back to the Future Part III

1990·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommendsStarring Mary Steenburgen

American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

Fans also likedStarring Paul Le MatComedy & Drama

How Good Is Melvin and Howard?

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