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10 Best Movies Like Second Act

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

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#1
Set It Up

Set It Up

2018★ 6.9

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

Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other....

#2
The Intern

The Intern

2015★ 7.2

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

70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an o...

#3
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967★ 6.7

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

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business....

#4
Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

2002★ 6.4

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

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husba...

#5
Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey

1988★ 5.9

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

Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find h...

#6
The Associate

The Associate

1996★ 6.3

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

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab...

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