20 movies like Men Are Such Fools, ordered by similarity : The First Hundred Years(1938), Her(2013), Having You(2013), Husband Material(2018), Limelight(1952), Stage Door(1937), Ex-Lady(1933), Man-Proof(1937), Carnal Knowledge(1971), Carol(2015), Sanctuary(2016), The Apartment(1960) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane Humphrey Bogart Hugh Herbert Penny Singleton Johnnie Davis Mona Barrie Marcia Ralston Gene Lockhart Kathleen Lockhart Donald Briggs
secretary advertising executive radio station manager roommate fiancée copywriter amusing melodramatic spirited tender new york city advertising office nightclub ship apartment ambition marriage sexism gender roles jealousy
Linda Lawrence rises from secretary to account executive in an advertising agency. She falls in love with ex-football star Jimmy Hall and marries him. Radio man Harry Galleon will push her ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Virginia Bruce Warren William Binnie Barnes Harry Davenport Nydia Westman Donald Briggs Jonathan Hale E.E. Clive Lee Bowman
career woman husband theater promoter lawyer judge sexy woman witty engaging melodramatic new york city apartment shipyard yacht new bedford, mass. marital problems gender roles career vs. love jealousy husband/wife relationship city life
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Amy Adams Rooney Mara Chris Pratt Olivia Wilde Matt Letscher Kristen Wiig Spike Jonze Portia Doubleday
man writer amusing charming heartwarming home office city computer world apartment love friendship male/female relationship loneliness discovery escape love 2010s
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1952
145 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Claire Bloom Sydney Chaplin Nigel Bruce Buster Keaton Norman Lloyd Andre Eglevsky Melissa Hayden
clown dancer composer theater owner amusing melodramatic sad london stage dressing room office street apartment theater ambition love aging rise sacrifice love
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
92 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Ginger Rogers Adolphe Menjou Andrea Leeds Gail Patrick Constance Collier Lucille Ball Eve Arden Ann Miller Ralph Forbes Franklin Pangborn
actress theatrical producer father dancer melodramatic rousing sultry spirited new york city boardinghouse nightclub theater acting friendship class distinctions ambition female bonding love rise fall
A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Bette Davis Gene Raymond Frank McHugh Claire Dodd Ferdinand Gottschalk Monroe Owsley Kay Strozzi Alphonse Ethier Bodil Rosing Gay Seabrook
illustrator advertising executive married woman ladies' man husband wife amusing unrestrained new york city apartment office havana living together marriage career vs. love infidelity independence separation love temptation
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
74 Minutes
Myrna Loy Franchot Tone Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Nana Bryant Leonard Penn John Miljan William Stack Oscar O'Shea Marie Blake May Beatty
young woman heiress playboy mother illustrator friend airy witty melodramatic mushy new york city wedding office boxing match unrequited love marrying for money love triangle infidelity mother/daughter relationship jealousy
Mimi has tried everything to become the bride to Alan, but he chooses Elizabeth instead. The ironic part is that Mimi's mother writes romance novels and neither one has had any luck with ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
96 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Art Garfunkel Ann-Margret Candice Bergen Rita Moreno Cynthia O'Neal Carol Kane
good guy ladies' man girlfriend wife cool witty offbeat new york city amherst, mass. college apartment sex marriage love love triangle friendship growing up love 1960s
Chronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and befriend one another in college.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Stephen Marcus Amy Joyce Hastings Tara Breathnach Christopher Dunne Robert Doherty Orla McGovern Jennifer Elise Cox Christian O'Reilly Caroline Grace-Cassidy Eileen Gibbons Kieran Coppinger
disabled boy disabled girl disabled person love interest young man caregiver charming heartwarming uplifting amusing ireland hospice restaurant bar port city disability love true love escape rebellion
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine Fred MacMurray Ray Walston David Lewis Jack Kruschen Joan Shawlee Edie Adams Hope Holiday Naomi Stevens Frances Weintraub Lax
insurance salesman manager mistress charming witty tender dark new york city apartment office romance infidelity ambition big business love rivalry underdog 1960s
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Comedy, Drama
2003
89 Minutes
Kate Dollenmayer Christian Rudder Myles Paige Jennifer L. Schaper Lissa Patton Rudder Marshall Lewy Andrew Bujalski
college graduate coworker friend love interest tattoo artist amusing brooding emotional intricate boston office household relationships friendship love alcohol maturing responsibility growing up love
Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
85 Minutes
Norma Shearer Robert Montgomery Neil Hamilton Marjorie Rambeau Irene Rich Hale Hamilton Conchita Montenegro Jed Prouty Albert Conti Henry Armetta George Davis
secretary foreign correspondent old flame aunt uncle alcoholic melodramatic shocking tender salon nightclub mexico new york city europe hotel female sexuality love triangle commitment marriage infidelity
Against her friends wishes, Lisbeth moves to Mexico to live with her lover.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1951
112 Minutes
Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella
mother daughter father celebrity child actor talent scout emotional heartwarming amusing hilarious lighthearted melodramatic italy talent agency ambition hope dream vs. reality childhood relationships mother/daughter relationship
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Warren William Loretta Young Wallace Ford Alice White Albert Gran Allen Jenkins Marjorie Gateson Hale Hamilton Ruth Donnelly Zita Moulton Frank Reicher
manager wife salesman owner board member model amusing melodramatic spirited department store new york city work-life balance secret marriage workplace romance money affair wretched excess forbidden love 1930s
A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
88 Minutes
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Myrna Loy May Robson George Barbier James Stewart Hobart Cavanaugh Tom Dugan Gilbert Emery Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden
publisher wife secretary mother fiancé lighthearted charming new york city office family home hotel havana jealousy misunderstanding secret plans love triangle love temptation 1930s
The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Sook-Yin Lee Paul Dawson Lindsay Beamish PJ DeBoy Raphael Barker Peter Stickles Jay Brannan Justin Bond
therapist gay man lover dominatrix husband wife outlandish hedonistic sultry new york city party office apartment sex relationships therapy homosexuality marriage quest love
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.