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10 Best Movies Like The Star Boarder

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

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#1
Guess Who

Guess Who

2005★ 6.0

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

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white....

#2
Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

1994★ 6.7

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

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes...

#3
The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

2007★ 6.4

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

A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her char...

#4
A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story

2004★ 6.6

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

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance....

#5
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

1967★ 7.1

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

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their m...

#6
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952★ 7.2

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

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a co...

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