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10 Best Movies Like What a Mess

If you loved What a Mess, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Mess for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress....

#2
Smart People

Smart People

2008★ 5.8

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

Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and famil...

#3
Contra

Contra

2020★ 7.2

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

With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arriv...

#4
The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

1996★ 6.7

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

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been...

#5
Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

1932★ 6.9

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

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U....

#6
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

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