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10 Best Movies Like Born Yesterday

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

#1
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born Yesterday for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann a...

#2
Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born Yesterday for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take acti...

#3
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born Yesterday for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo....

#4
The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born Yesterday for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty...

#5
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born Yesterday for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. E...

#6
Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

1911★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Born Yesterday for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The classic tale of Dante's journey through hell, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré. This historically important film stands ...