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10 Best Movies Like The In-Laws

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

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#1
Castaway

Castaway

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The In-Laws for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him...

#2
The Tall Men

The Tall Men

1955★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The In-Laws for fans of Western. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and...

#3
Wałesa: Man of Hope

Wałesa: Man of Hope

2013★ 5.7

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

How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a chari...

#4
Taken Back: Finding Haley

Taken Back: Finding Haley

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The In-Laws for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Unable to get over the abduction of her daughter, a mother is convinced she has finally found her, but is she simply a mother obsessed?...

#5
He's Way More Famous Than You

He's Way More Famous Than You

2013★ 4.3

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

When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to...

#6
Eight Crazy Nights

Eight Crazy Nights

2002★ 5.2

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

Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far....