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10 Best Movies Like The Cardboard Lover

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

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#1
¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

2023★ 8.5

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

Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship ...

#2
Chasing Papi

Chasing Papi

2003★ 6.8

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

Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici,...

#3
The Wrong Paris

The Wrong Paris

2025★ 6.7

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

Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor....

#4
My Fake Boyfriend

My Fake Boyfriend

2022★ 5.9

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

A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. ...

#5
Puppy Love

Puppy Love

2023★ 7.0

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

After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are ...

#6
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

2020★ 5.9

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

A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love....

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