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10 Best Movies Like The Ugly Ducky

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

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#1
I Want You Back

I Want You Back

2022★ 6.3

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

Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to ...

#2
Cousins

Cousins

1989★ 6.0

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

When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselv...

#3
Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991★ 6.1

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

Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Natural...

#4
Dean

Dean

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ugly Ducky for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family hom...

#5
Solitary Man

Solitary Man

2009★ 5.9

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

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions....

#6
Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ugly Ducky for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves home to her parents’ house following her divorce....

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