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10 Best Movies Like The Merry Widow

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

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#1
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

2018★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Merry Widow for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station....

#2
Bo Burnham: What.

Bo Burnham: What.

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Merry Widow for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at po...

#3
Bo Burnham: Make Happy

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

2016★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Merry Widow for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hy...

#4
The After Party

The After Party

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Merry Widow for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right....

#5
Back to the Beach

Back to the Beach

1987★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Merry Widow for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver,...

#6
Soul Men

Soul Men

2008★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Merry Widow for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to hono...

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