Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Up for the Derby

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

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#1
How to Murder Your Wife

How to Murder Your Wife

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up for the Derby 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...

#2
Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

1987★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up for the Derby 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
The Little Rascals Save the Day

The Little Rascals Save the Day

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up for the Derby for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the Little Rascals are unable to raise enough money to save their grandma's bakery from shutting down, their only hope is to win a local talent show and use the prize money to...

#4
Held Up

Held Up

1999★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up for the Derby for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is...

#5
Anuvahood

Anuvahood

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up for the Derby for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact. After quitting his job at Laimsbury's, Kay vows to be...

#6
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Up for the Derby 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....

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