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10 Best Movies Like Overboard

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

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#1
Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

1980★ 6.0

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

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected....

#2
No Time for Nuts

No Time for Nuts

2006★ 7.3

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

Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn....

#3
Cherry 2000

Cherry 2000

1987★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Overboard for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson to find her exact duplicate. Bu...

#4
Spring Break

Spring Break

1983★ 4.8

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

Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun....

#5
La terza stella

La terza stella

2005★ 5.8

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

In a small italian town everyone's waiting for the event of the year: the living chess game with a near town....

#6
Family Way

Family Way

2012★ 6.1

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

All the members of the De Roover family have ended up at a point of no return in their lives where crucial choices have to be made. Winnie wants a child. Her husband Rutmer wants t...