If You Liked Houseboat, Watch These Next
Finished Houseboat (1958) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Houseboat, most of them are comedy, romance.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Starting Over(1979)
6.4ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
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2.Splendor(1999)
6.2ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses…
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3.Romance & Cigarettes(2006)
6.1ComedyMusicRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.
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4.The Rebound(2009)
6.5RomanceComedyAlso romance and comedy
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But…
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5.No Hard Feelings(2023)
6.7ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
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6.Bye Bye Love(1995)
6.0ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma. Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they…
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7.How to Be Single(2016)
6.3ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.
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8.¿Quieres ser mi hijo?(2023)
8.4ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
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9.Girl on a Bicycle(2013)
5.9ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
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.
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10.Feast of the Seven Fishes(2019)
6.6ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, reminisce about the past and seek love in the future.
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11.Social Animals(2018)
6.1ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Determined not to turn into her parents, or be drawn into any relationship longer than a one night stand, Zoe constantly struggles with her failing business and love life. Then she falls in love for the first time with Paul. But there's one problem: Paul is married.
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12.Puppy Love(2023)
7.0ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.
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13.Cuban Fury(2014)
6.1ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
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14.The Knack... and How to Get It(1965)
6.0ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
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15.Sex Appeal(2022)
6.6ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
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16.Dinner in America(2020)
7.6RomanceComedyAlso romance and comedy
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
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17.Splitsville(2025)
6.3ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
After Ashley asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage, that is until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.
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19.Loverboy(1989)
6.1ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
Randy Bodek works as a pizza delivery boy at Señor Pizza to make a few extra bucks. Some customers are special, though: When the order is for a pizza with extra anchovies, it means the female customers are looking for some loving. But, as Randy soon learns, life as a professional gigolo can get pretty complicated.
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20.You're Cordially Invited(2025)
5.8ComedyRomanceAlso comedy and romance
When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride and sister of the other bride…
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