Movies like But Not for Me (1959)
The best movies like But Not for Me (1959) are Let's Make Love (1960), The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967). If But Not for Me hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHow to Marry a Millionaire (1953)6.8/10 from 582 votes
- NewestChampagne Problems (2025)Released 2025
Let's Make Love (1960)
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 star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilk Stockings (1957)
After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out condemning the decadent West, but gradually falls under its spell—with the help of an American movie producer. A remake of Ninotchka (1939).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEasy Virtue (2008)
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Is in the Air (2023)
A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhffft (1954)
Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves into disagreements and divorce. But their separate attempts to get back out on the dating scene have a funny way of bringing them together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Hollywood Christmas (2022)
Jessica, a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher shows up threatening to halt production on her latest movie, Jessica’s assistant, Reena, points out the irony: Jessica isn’t just trying to save her Christmas movie, she’s actually living in one. Jessica must now juggle all the classic tropes—her actors falling in and out of love, a wayward elf dog, and her own stirring romantic feelings for her perceived nemesis—in order to get her movie and her life to their happy endings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Love You Again (1940)
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChampagne Problems (2025)
A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWedding Season (2022)
Pressured by their immigrant parents to find spouses, two Indian-Americans pretend to date in order to survive a summer of weddings – but find themselves falling for each other as they struggle to balance who they are with who their parents want them to be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirl on a Bicycle (2013)
Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas with You (2022)
Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Prince & Me (2004)
A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLover Come Back (1961)
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRelative Values (2000)
A comedy of discriminating taste and dirty little secrets. In 1952 England, Nigel, the Earl of Marshwood, woos Hollywood star Miranda, upsetting both Nigel's mother, Countess Felicity, and Miranda's former love fellow Hollywood star Don. Right before the engagement party at Marshwood, Moxie, the Countess's personal maid and best friend, reveals that Miranda is her estranged sister. Crestwell, the Countess's butler, devises a plan - but an inebriated Don's arrival at Marshwood to talk to Miranda causes all chaos to break loose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatching the Detectives (2007)
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 femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReady, Willing and Able (1937)
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & comedy
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & comedy
Remotely Working (2023)
Alex gets fired from his office job and accepts several remote working positions to avoid telling the truth to his girlfriend. The situation that he has placed himself in by working several remote jobs at the same time soon spirals out of control.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & comedy
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water with the mob.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Mister Big (1943)
Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but they conspire to do a swing musical instead.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Morning Glory (1933)
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Producers (2019)
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Under Eighteen (1932)
Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take. Determined to help her family out of its financial bind, she is ready to do both after she shows up at the penthouse pool bash of a wealthy playboy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Famous Bride (2018)
Vagif is a young man from Ganja who is a devoted and fanatical admirer of Afag Ganjali. By a twist of fate, Afag rides in Vagif’s taxi on her way to the airport, but accidentally leaves her bag behind. Although Vagif desperately tries to return it by chasing after her plane, he fails. Determined to reunite Afag with her bag, Vagif sets off for Baku with the help of his friend Etibar, a car dealer. Along the way, the two friends encounter a series of unexpected and eventful adventures.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like But Not for Me?
The closest matches to But Not for Me are Let's Make Love (1960), The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after But Not for Me?
Start with Let's Make Love (1960), the closest match to But Not for Me.
What is the highest-rated movie like But Not for Me?
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), rated 6.8/10 by 582 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like But Not for Me?
Champagne Problems (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like But Not for Me?
Yes: Let's Make Love (1960), The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967).
How are movies similar to But Not for Me chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside But Not for Me, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.