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10 Best Movies Like Melvin and Howard

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

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#1
California Split

California Split

1974★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melvin and Howard for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie s...

#2
Summer of 69

Summer of 69

2025★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melvin and Howard for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In an effort to land the guy she's been pining after since grade school, Abby hires a local stripper named Santa Monica to teach her everything she needs to know about confidence a...

#3
The Wild Life

The Wild Life

1984★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melvin and Howard for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David....

#4
That's My Boy

That's My Boy

2012★ 5.8

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

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes cras...

#5
A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

1959★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Melvin and Howard for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son....

#6
Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

1987★ 7.1

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

When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated....

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