

Movies like The Crosspatch
If The Crosspatch's mix of netherlands, palace and father-in-law stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Crosspatch's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Awful Truth
1937 · Directed by Leo McCarey · 91 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: romcom · Also comedy and romance · From the same decade (1930s)
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
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The Proposal
2009 · Directed by Anne Fletcher · 108 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: romcom · Also comedy and romance
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
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Fools Rush In
1997 · Directed by Andy Tennant · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: romcom · Also comedy and drama
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
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Father of the Bride
1991 · Directed by Charles Shyer · 105 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: father-in-law · Also comedy and romance
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · Directed by Michael Morris · 124 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: romcom · Also romance and comedy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's…