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Movies like The Duke (1999)

The best movies like The Duke (1999) are The Clique (2008), Somewhere in Queens (2023) and Wilson (2017). If The Duke hooked you with its family and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Clique (2008)

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  2. Somewhere in Queens (2023)

    Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  3. Wilson (2017)

    Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. Family Weekend (2013)

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  5. Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

    F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumours.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  6. Igby Goes Down (2002)

    Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  7. Killing Bono (2011)

    The true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  8. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)

    On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  9. Landline (2017)

    A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  10. The Joneses (2010)

    A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  11. Thick as Thieves (1999)

    Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own privacy, listening to old jazz records and caring for his ailing dog, Wally. The other is a local gangster with a taste for the finer life, who decides to eliminate the competition. This ignites a war between the two men and their aides. An angry mob boss and a female police officer try to sort the mess before things get too out of hand.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  12. Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play (2002)

    The fireworks begin when Madea’s family gathers for her granddaughter’s wedding. As usual, Madea rules the roost, as she and her neighbor, the wacky Mr. Brown, deliver nonstop laughs. Live, love, rejoice...it’s Madea’s Family Reunion!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  13. A King in New York (1957)

    A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  14. Code 3 (2025)

    A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  15. CQ (2001)

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  16. A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

    In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  17. Space Buddies (2009)

    B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, and all the rest of the Buddies are back, but this time, they're setting their sights even higher -- as in, the moon! With the help of their new pals Spudnick and Gravity, these pooches are go for launch. But to pull off their moon landing and make it home safely, our canine heroes will have to summon all their bravery and imagination...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family

  18. Small Apartments (2012)

    When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  19. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

    In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  20. Almost Friends (2017)

    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  21. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

    When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He stumbles upon an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & family

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  22. W-A-L-K (2015)

    During a lazy Montreal summer day, preteen Clara decides to master the art of walking in high-heel shoes. It would probably be an easier undertaking if she didn't have to take the dog, Eddie, along for the ride.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

  23. Snow Dogs (2002)

    When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family

  24. 101 Dalmatians (1996)

    An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & comedy

  25. White Fang (1991)

    Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & family

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  26. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

    When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family

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  27. Oliver & Company (1988)

    Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kittens must fight for survival on the rough streets on New York City, finding unlikely friends in the dogs owned by a down-on-his luck man named Fagin. Soon, Oliver and his new band of comrades must fight for survival when Fagin is unable to pay his debts.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family

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  28. Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)

    When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her new employee – the unsuspecting, blithesome James – his wife, their kids and their two dogs, Rocks and Daphne, must rescue him before he makes a terrible mistake.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & family

  29. Young April (1926)

    Young orphan Victoria Sax becomes a grand duchess and is summoned to a remote kingdom.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

  30. Two Brothers (2004)

    Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & family

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Duke?

The closest matches to The Duke are The Clique (2008), Somewhere in Queens (2023) and Wilson (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Duke?

Start with The Clique (2008), the closest match to The Duke.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Duke?

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), rated 7.2/10 by 6,827 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Duke?

Code 3 (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Duke?

Yes: The Clique (2008), Somewhere in Queens (2023) and Wilson (2017).

How are movies similar to The Duke chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Duke, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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