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10 Best Movies Like Monster-in-Law

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

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#1
Overboard

Overboard

1987★ 6.8

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

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overb...

#2
Because I Said So

Because I Said So

2007★ 5.9

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

In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other dau...

#3
The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

2001★ 5.9

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

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest cl...

#4
Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991★ 6.1

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

Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Natural...

#5
What Women Want

What Women Want

2000★ 6.5

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

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a ...

#6
Just Go with It

Just Go with It

2011★ 6.7

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

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cove...

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