Movies Like Too Many Husbands

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

That Uncertain Feeling

1941·1h 24m·★ 6.6·Ernst Lubitsch

Themes: comedy of remarriage, screwball comedy, romcomBoth star Melvyn Douglas & Harry DavenportFans also liked

Move Over, Darling

1963·1h 43m·★ 6.9·Michael Gordon

7 shared themes: return from dead, presumed dead, enoch arden...Fans also likedStarring Edgar Buchanan

The Philadelphia Story

1940·1h 53m·★ 7.8·George Cukor

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

My Favorite Wife

1940·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Garson Kanin

5 shared themes: presumed dead, enoch arden, remarriage...Fans also likedComedy & Romance

The Grass Is Greener

1960·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Stanley Donen

Themes: love triangle, comedy of remarriage, romcomFans also likedComedy & Romance

The Awful Truth

1937·1h 31m·★ 7.6·Leo McCarey

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

The Palm Beach Story

1942·1h 28m·★ 7.4·Preston Sturges

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

Woman of the Year

1942·1h 54m·★ 7.1·George Stevens

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

His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

Themes: comedy of remarriage, screwball comedyTMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

Themes: screwball comedy, marriageTMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

You Belong to Me

1941·1h 34m·★ 5.8·Wesley Ruggles

Both star Edgar Buchanan & Melville CooperDir. Wesley RugglesComedy & Romance

The Baxter

2005·1h 31m·★ 6.4·Michael Showalter

Themes: love triangle, screwball comedyFans also likedComedy & Romance

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941·1h 35m·★ 6.3·Alfred Hitchcock

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

Cast Away

2000·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: presumed dead, enoch arden, remarriage

License to Wed

2007·1h 31m·★ 5.3·Ken Kwapis

Themes: marriage, romcomTMDB recommends

Arizona

1940·2h 5m·★ 6.8·Wesley Ruggles

Both star Jean Arthur & Edgar BuchananDir. Wesley Ruggles

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952·1h 35m·★ 7.4·Anthony Asquith

Themes: love triangle, marriageFans also liked

Persuasion

1995·1h 44m·★ 7.6·Roger Michell

Themes: love triangle, marriageFans also liked

Anora

2024·2h 19m·★ 7.4·Sean Baker

Themes: screwball comedy, marriageComedy & Romance

How Good Is Too Many Husbands?

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