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10 Best Movies Like The Fascinating Widow

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

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#1
American Dreamer

American Dreamer

2022★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fascinating Widow 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...

#2
Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

1987★ 7.3

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

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more....

#3
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994★ 7.1

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

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is ...

#4
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

1996★ 7.2

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

A true equal-opportunity offender, Chris Rock's brand of humor will make you think after you're done laughing....

#5
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

2008★ 7.6

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

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket)...

#6
Why Worry?

Why Worry?

1923★ 6.5

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

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead....

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