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10 Best Movies Like The Unexpected Father

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

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#1
Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003★ 6.9

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

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of...

#2
The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unexpected Father 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...

#3
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2013★ 6.8

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

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words....

#4
Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

1990★ 6.3

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

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him....

#5
Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960★ 6.4

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

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful...

#6
Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unexpected Father 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...

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