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Movies like Small Town Deb (1941)

The best movies like Small Town Deb (1941) are Why Him? (2016), Thunderstruck (2012) and The Trouble with Angels (1966). If Small Town Deb hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Why Him? (2016)

    A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  2. Thunderstruck (2012)

    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 important lesson.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  3. 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

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  4. Ramona and Beezus (2010)

    Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  5. Old Dads (2023)

    A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  6. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

    Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  7. I Love My Dad (2022)

    A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  8. Life of the Party (2018)

    When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  9. The Air Up There (1994)

    Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  10. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. Switched (2020)

    Tired of being bullied, Cassandra Evans prays that her nemesis, Katie Sharp, the queen bee of social media, would know what it’s like to walk a day in her shoes. Her prayer is answered in an unexpected way when they get switched.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. Rookie 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

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  13. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  14. Recess: All Growed Down (2003)

    T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  15. Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. The Loud House Movie (2021)

    The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. Cadet Kelly (2002)

    Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. Ca$h (2010)

    A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a tumultuous adventure through the streets of Chicago, each are pulled deeper and deeper into a desperate spiral of deception and violence – all in the name of money.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  20. Little Big League (1994)

    When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  21. Crazy Race (2003)

    Marc owes a criminal a quarter of a million euros. So it's just as well that there's an illegal car rally across Germany to win exactly that amount. Inconveniently, he is now supposed to look after his eight-year-old daughter.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  22. Dan in Real Life (2007)

    Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  23. Matchstick Men (2003)

    A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  24. The Savages (2007)

    A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  25. Go for Zucker (2004)

    Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  26. Italian for Beginners (2000)

    Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  27. Little Voice (1998)

    After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. Another Word and I'll Mary You! (2007)

    Katrin is a single mother of twins. When they find out that they owe their existence to a sperm donation, they persuade their mother to find their biological father.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. Jersey Girl (2004)

    Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  30. Muriel's Wedding (1994)

    Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father, Muriel has never even been on a date. Ostracized by her more socially adept friends, Muriel runs into fellow outcast Rhonda Epinstalk, and the two move from their small Australian town to the big city of Sydney, where Muriel changes her name and begins the arduous task of redesigning her life to match her fantasies.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Small Town Deb?

The closest matches to Small Town Deb are Why Him? (2016), Thunderstruck (2012) and The Trouble with Angels (1966). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Small Town Deb?

Start with Why Him? (2016), the closest match to Small Town Deb.

What is the highest-rated movie like Small Town Deb?

The Loud House Movie (2021), rated 7.2/10 by 215 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Small Town Deb?

Old Dads (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Small Town Deb?

Yes: Why Him? (2016), Thunderstruck (2012) and The Trouble with Angels (1966).

How are movies similar to Small Town Deb chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Small Town Deb, 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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