Movies Like The Merry Widow

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

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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One Hour with You

1932·1h 20m·★ 7.0·Ernst Lubitsch

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The Smiling Lieutenant

1931·1h 29m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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Horse Feathers

1932·1h 8m·★ 7.5·Norman Z. McLeod

Themes: pre-code, widowFans also likedComedy & Romance

The Love Parade

1930·1h 47m·★ 6.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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I Love You Again

1940·1h 39m·★ 7.4·W.S. Van Dyke

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State Fair

1945·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Walter Lang

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Die Deutschmeister

1955·1h 46m·★ 6.0·Ernst Marischka

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Grease

1978·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Randal Kleiser

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A Hard Day's Night

1964·1h 28m·★ 7.5·Richard Lester

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

The Spessart Inn

1958·1h 39m·★ 6.5·Kurt Hoffmann

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Love Me Tonight

1932·1h 29m·★ 7.5·Rouben Mamoulian

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The Big Pond

1930·1h 12m·★ 5.5·Hobart Henley

Both star Maurice Chevalier & George BarbierRomance & Comedy

Silk Stockings

1957·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Rouben Mamoulian

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Marry Me

2022·1h 52m·★ 6.1·Kat Coiro

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Music and Lyrics

2007·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Marc Lawrence

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Blue Hawaii

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The Last Five Years

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How Good Is The Merry Widow?

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