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10 Best Movies Like The Guv'nor

If you loved The Guv'nor, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guv'nor for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation....

#2
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guv'nor for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#3
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guv'nor for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

#4
The Fireman

The Fireman

1916★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guv'nor for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance....

#5
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guv'nor 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...

#6
Strange Brew

Strange Brew

1983★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Guv'nor for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, t...

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