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10 Best Movies Like I Was a Male War Bride

If you loved I Was a Male War Bride, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Male War Bride for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat....

#2
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947★ 6.9

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

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Thre...

#3
Holiday

Holiday

1938★ 7.3

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

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry ...

#4
Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

1969★ 7.2

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

A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife....

#5
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940★ 7.0

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

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock when he learns that Ellen spe...

#6
The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Male War Bride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals....