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10 Best Movies Like The Boy Friend

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

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#1
Accepted

Accepted

2006★ 6.4

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

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown pie...

#2
Silent Movie

Silent Movie

1976★ 6.5

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

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they atte...

#3
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

1961★ 6.3

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

After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women...

#4
Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

1963★ 6.8

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

Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara'...

#5
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941★ 7.2

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

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way....

#6
The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

1987★ 6.5

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

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Bra...

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