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10 Best Movies Like Rising to the Bait

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

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#1
Old Agent Men

Old Agent Men

2017★ 5.9

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

Four very retired, ex-GDR spies, or "Kundschafter des Friedens" as they were officially named, led by the once legendary Jochen Falk, are called on by the German government. Their ...

#2
American Dreamer

American Dreamer

2022★ 5.8

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

In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy...

#3
Clear History

Clear History

2013★ 6.1

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

Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former ...

#4
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.9

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

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#5
Easy Money

Easy Money

1983★ 6.0

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

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him....

#6
Duplex

Duplex

2003★ 6.1

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

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!...

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