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10 Best Movies Like On the Buses

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

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#1
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990★ 6.3

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

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him....

#2
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007★ 6.3

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

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life fem...

#3
Desk Set

Desk Set

1957★ 7.0

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

A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff....

#4
The Air Up There

The Air Up There

1994★ 6.2

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

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketb...

#5
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

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

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#6
Switched

Switched

2020★ 6.6

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

Tired of being bullied, Cassandra Evans prays that her nemesis, Katie Sharp, the queen bee of social media, would know what it’s like to walk a day in her shoes. Her prayer is answ...

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