Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Houseboat

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

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#1
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Houseboat for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?...

#2
Indiscreet

Indiscreet

1958★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Houseboat for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. While talking about this subject with her sister, in walks Philip Adams and she reali...

#3
Boccaccio '70

Boccaccio '70

1962★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Houseboat for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin t...

#4
Topper

Topper

1937★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Houseboat for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, C...

#5
South Pacific

South Pacific

1958★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Houseboat for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she ju...

#6
The Gene Krupa Story

The Gene Krupa Story

1959★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Houseboat for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- t...