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10 Best Movies Like Lonely Wives

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

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#1
Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933★ 7.1

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

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention....

#2
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991★ 6.2

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

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have...

#3
Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lonely Wives 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
YES DAY

YES DAY

2021★ 6.7

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

A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure....

#5
Adventures in Public School

Adventures in Public School

2018★ 6.3

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

A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes....

#6
Barbie

Barbie

2023★ 6.9

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

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon dis...

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