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10 Best Movies Like The Man on the Box

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

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#1
Clear History

Clear History

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man on the Box 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 ...

#2
How to Murder Your Wife

How to Murder Your Wife

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man on the Box for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charle...

#3
Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man on the Box for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Cur...

#4
Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man on the Box for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion reli...

#5
Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man on the Box for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Danny Masterson (TV's 'That '70s Show') leads a hilarious ensemble cast in a tale about two hapless stoners who get involved in a scheme to rip off a shady character named Mr. Big ...

#6
Brain Donors

Brain Donors

1992★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man on the Box for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit th...

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