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Movies that feel likeThe Devil Wears Prada (2006)

A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.

If you loved The Devil Wears Prada, the closest films we have are Le Week-End (2013), Pieces of April (2003) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). All three share The Devil Wears Prada's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Whisky (2004).

🍅 75% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. David Frankelcontemplativewittyplayful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

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Le Week-End
2013 · dir. Roger Michell
🍅 89%★ 6.4comedy · dramaPrime Video

Sharp-tongued comedy that lets real disappointment show through

The difference: A marriage's late chapter — no career ladder, no glamour

Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in their long-lived marriage. The film follows the couple as long-established tensions in their marriage break out in humorous and often painful ways.

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Pieces of April
2003 · dir. Peter Hedges
🍅 83%★ 7comedy · drama

A young New York striver proving herself to people who doubt her

The difference: Scrappy indie intimacy — family wounds, not workplace warfare

Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.

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🍅 66%★ 7.1comedyParamount+

One thread runs through both: journalism

The difference: Trades the stillness of The Devil Wears Prada for an angle of its own

It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.

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Thank You for Smoking
2005 · dir. Jason Reitman
🍅 86%★ 7.5comedy · drama

Slick professionals selling their souls with a smile and great lines

The difference: Pure satire — it skewers the game rather than living inside it

Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.

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Whisky
2004 · dir. Juan Pablo Rebella
🍅 100%★ 7.1comedy · drama

Deadpan workplace comedy where what goes unsaid stings most

The difference: Uruguayan minimalism — glacial pace, no gloss, no Miranda figure

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.

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Soul Kitchen
2009 · dir. Fatih Akin
🍅 73%★ 7.2drama · comedy

A chaotic workplace where hiring one talent upends everything

The difference: Shaggy Hamburg hangout — no fashion, no ambition parable

In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

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EuroTrip
2004 · dir. Jeff Schaffer
★ 6.6comedy

Witty and playful in the same breath

When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

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The Night Before the Exams
2006 · dir. Fausto Brizzi
★ 6.4comedy · drama

A coming-of-age scramble where a fearsome authority looms over all

The difference: Italian nostalgia piece — school stakes, not career ones

Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...

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The Trip
2011 · dir. Michael Winterbottom
🍅 89%★ 7comedy · drama

Dry wit over fine tastes, with melancholy under the banter

The difference: Nearly plotless — two men riffing, no arc to root for

When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

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Little Miss Sunshine
2006 · dir. Valerie Faris
🍅 91%★ 7.8comedy · drama

Comedy about wanting to win and what it costs the people nearby

The difference: A shabby family van, not couture — warmth in place of polish

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

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The Descendants
2011 · dir. Alexander Payne
🍅 87%★ 7.3comedy · drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

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Due Date
2010 · dir. Todd Phillips
🍅 39%★ 6.5comedy · drama

Two mismatched people stuck together, friction played for laughs

The difference: Crude road comedy with none of the workplace observation

Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.

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