Movies Like The Smiling Lieutenant

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

One Hour with You

1932·1h 20m·★ 7.0·Ernst Lubitsch

3 shared cast incl. Maurice Chevalier & Charles RugglesDir. Ernst LubitschComedy & Romance

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

TMDB recommendsBoth star Miriam Hopkins & Charles RugglesDir. Ernst Lubitsch

The Big Pond

1930·1h 12m·★ 5.5·Hobart Henley

3 shared cast incl. Maurice Chevalier & Claudette ColbertDP: George J. FolseyRomance & Comedy

The Merry Widow

1934·1h 39m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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The Love Parade

1930·1h 47m·★ 6.9·Ernst Lubitsch

Fans also likedStarring Maurice ChevalierDir. Ernst Lubitsch

It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

TMDB recommendsStarring Claudette ColbertComedy & Romance

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Love Me Tonight

1932·1h 29m·★ 7.5·Rouben Mamoulian

Both star Maurice Chevalier & Charles RugglesComedy & Romance

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

Starring Claudette ColbertDir. Ernst LubitschComedy & Romance

The Kissing Booth 2

2020·2h 12m·★ 5.7·Vince Marcello

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The Thin Man

1934·1h 31m·★ 7.9·W.S. Van Dyke

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Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990·1h 59m·★ 6.5·Lina Wertmüller

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Duck Soup

1933·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Leo McCarey

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I Love You Again

1940·1h 39m·★ 7.4·W.S. Van Dyke

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Underground

1928·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Anthony Asquith

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Silk Stockings

1957·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Rouben Mamoulian

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The Royal Treatment

2022·1h 36m·★ 5.3·Rick Jacobson

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Hitch

2005·1h 58m·★ 6.6·Andy Tennant

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Platinum Blonde

1931·1h 29m·★ 6.7·Frank Capra

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One Small Hitch

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How Good Is The Smiling Lieutenant?

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