Movies Like The Awful Truth

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

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

Themes: comedy of remarriage, screwball comedyTMDB recommendsBoth star Cary Grant & Ralph Bellamy

It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

Themes: romantic, screwball comedyTMDB recommendsDP: Joseph Walker

The Grass Is Greener

1960·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Stanley Donen

5 shared themes: romantic misunderstanding, misunderstanding, comedy of remarriage...Fans also likedStarring Cary Grant

Pillow Talk

1959·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Michael Gordon

5 shared themes: mischievous, romantic, screwball comedy...Fans also likedComedy & Romance

That Uncertain Feeling

1941·1h 24m·★ 6.6·Ernst Lubitsch

Themes: comedy of remarriage, screwball comedy, romcomFans also likedComedy & Romance

Lady in a Jam

1942·1h 18m·★ 6.2·Gregory La Cava

Themes: heiress, screwball comedyBoth star Irene Dunne & Ralph BellamyComedy & Romance

My Favorite Wife

1940·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Garson Kanin

Themes: comedy of remarriage, screwball comedyBoth star Cary Grant & Irene DunneComedy & Romance

Holiday

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.7·George Cukor

Themes: screwball comedy, romcomFans also likedStarring Cary Grant

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

Themes: comedy of remarriage, screwball comedyFans also likedComedy & Romance

As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

TMDB recommendsThemes: neighbor, dogComedy & Romance

A Guy Thing

2003·1h 41m·★ 5.6·Chris Koch

Themes: misunderstanding, romcomFans also likedComedy & Romance

Puppy Love

2023·1h 46m·★ 6.3·Nicholas Fabiano

Themes: romantic, dogFans also likedComedy & Romance

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964·2h·★ 7.0·Howard Hawks

Themes: screwball comedy, romcomFans also likedComedy & Romance

Penny Serenade

1941·2h·★ 7.1·George Stevens

Both star Cary Grant & Irene DunneDP: Joseph Walker

The Thin Man

1934·1h 31m·★ 7.9·W.S. Van Dyke

Themes: screwball comedy, dogFans also liked

Regretting You

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.0·Josh Boone

Themes: aunt niece relationship, romantic

Theodora Goes Wild

1936·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Richard Boleslawski

DP: Joseph WalkerStarring Irene DunneComedy & Romance

The Proposal

2009·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Anne Fletcher

Themes: romantic, romcomComedy & Romance

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Never Been Kissed

1999·1h 47m·★ 6.0·Raja Gosnell

TMDB recommendsRomance & Comedy

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