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10 Best Movies Like Ernest in Love

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

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#1
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002★ 6.8

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

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a co...

#2
Monday

Monday

2000★ 7.0

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

A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before....

#3
Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964★ 6.6

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

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion reli...

#4
The MacKintosh Man

The MacKintosh Man

1973★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernest in Love for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose ...

#5
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernest in Love for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and hi...

#6
Firstborn

Firstborn

1984★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernest in Love for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, an...

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