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10 Best Movies Like The Very Idea

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

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#1
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.9

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

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#2
Old Dads

Old Dads

2023★ 6.2

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

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals....

#3
The Wedding Year

The Wedding Year

2019★ 6.0

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

A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year....

#4
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

2015★ 7.7

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

Armed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former "SNL" writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton....

#5
8:46

8:46

2020★ 7.3

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

From Dave: Normally I wouldn't show you something so unrefined, I hope you understand....

#6
Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out

Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out

2017★ 6.9

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

No-nonsense comic Bill Burr takes the stage in Nashville and riffs on fast food, overpopulation, dictators and gorilla sign language....

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