Movies like Frau nach Maß (1940)
The best movies like Frau nach Maß (1940) are The Trouble with Angels (1966), Duplex (2003) and American Dreamer (2022). If Frau nach Maß hooked you with its comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Frau nach Maß
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRookie of the Year (1993)6.2/10 from 413 votes
- NewestMy Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026)Released 2026
- In GermanDreamgirls (2015)Also in German
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuplex (2003)
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Dreamer (2022)
In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLions Love (1969)
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDreamgirls (2015)
Parallel love stories of three young women in Berlin: Hannah - an unhappy attorney who sexually demeans herself in order to get at least some love and romance, Leni who runs a coffee shop and has just been ditched by her long term boyfriend, and Vivienne who ends up falling in love with a puppy-eyed pasta designer with 21 dogs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just like her. The situation gets even more complicated, when Motti secretly falls in love with the non-Jewish girl Laura, a so-called Shiksa.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Roosevelt (2017)
A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClass Rank (2017)
Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdventures in Public School (2018)
A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMen in the City 2 (2011)
The sequel of the "Men in the city" movie which reunites all the characters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDriver's Ed (2026)
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMen in the City (2009)
Follows six very different men and their struggles with women, family and work. Yet, they are somehow connected to each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (2016)
He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Manny (2015)
Young industrialist Clemens Klina doesn't have time for his children and accidentally hires a man who actually came to him, seeking revenge, as a nanny for them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026)
Olli and Matze are best friends living, working and planning to travel the world together — until Matze's romance with Rebecca turns it all upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRookie of the Year (1993)
When the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis C.K.: Ridiculous (2026)
From a bee getting shot in New York City to paying strangers to take his aging father, Louis C.K. unleashes the ridiculous thoughts in his mind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack to the Beach (1987)
A former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisCold Feet (2018)
Although he actually just wanted to steal money, the crook Denis finds himself in the position of caretaking for the stroke patient Raimund. When Raimund's granddaughter Charlotte turns up, Denis has enough of it and wants to skip. But because of an huge blizzard, escape is unimaginable.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Frau nach Maß?
The closest matches to Frau nach Maß are The Trouble with Angels (1966), Duplex (2003) and American Dreamer (2022). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Frau nach Maß?
Start with The Trouble with Angels (1966), the closest match to Frau nach Maß.
What is the highest-rated movie like Frau nach Maß?
Rookie of the Year (1993), rated 6.2/10 by 413 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Frau nach Maß?
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Frau nach Maß?
Yes: Dreamgirls (2015), The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018) and Men in the City 2 (2011).
How are movies similar to Frau nach Maß chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Frau nach Maß, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.