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10 Best Movies Like A Successful Failure

If you loved A Successful Failure, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Successful Failure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him....

#2
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

1961★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Successful Failure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have acc...

#3
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Successful Failure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#4
Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

1993★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Successful Failure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is ...

#5
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Successful Failure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids....

#6
Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Successful Failure for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament....

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