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Movies that feel like Mr. Deeds (2002)

If you loved Mr. Deeds, the closest films we have are To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) and Bride Wars (2009). All three share Mr. Deeds' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.

🍅 22% Rotten Tomatoes5.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Steven Brillwittyplayfulromantictenderwarm

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
2020 · dir. Michael Fimognari
🍅 78%6.1romance · comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: love letter

The difference: Reviewed even better

Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture.

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Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009 · dir. P.J. Hogan
🍅 26%5.9comedy · romance

The same city underneath both: New York City

The difference: Missing the warmth of Mr. Deeds

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.

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Bride Wars
2009 · dir. Gary Winick
🍅 10%5.5comedy · romance

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

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That Awkward Moment
2014 · dir. Tom Gormican
🍅 23%6.1comedy · romance

Romantic and tender in the same breath

Best pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.

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About a Boy
2002 · dir. Paul Weitz
🍅 93%7.1drama · comedy · romance

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Mr. Deeds does

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

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Italian for Beginners
2000 · dir. Lone Scherfig
🍅 87%7comedy · drama · romance

Both lean on wit more than on romance

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2013 · dir. Ayan Mukerji
🍅 64%7.3romance · comedy

Playful comedy in both cases

On a trekking trip, an introverted Naina falls for a charming ex-classmate, whose thirst for adventure drives them apart. Years later, their paths cross again.

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 · dir. Dennis Dugan
🍅 15%5.9comedy · romance

Romance built on romance, twice over

Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.

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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998 · dir. Karan Johar
🍅 67%7.5romance · drama · comedy

Tender comedy, and it commits to that

Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.

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Bridesmaids
2011 · dir. Paul Feig
🍅 89%6.8comedy · romance

Warm romance in both cases

Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

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How to Be Single
2016 · dir. Christian Ditter
🍅 45%6.1comedy · romance

A streak of wit through both

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

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Friends with Benefits
2011 · dir. Will Gluck
🍅 69%6.5romance · comedy

Both work the same play

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction - but without any emotional attachment.

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