Movies Like Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Father's Little Dividend is a 1951 comedy, romance film from Vincente Minnelli with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Father of the Bride and Asteroid City.

Comedy Romance

Father of the Bride

1950

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

7.0

MagicScore

Asteroid City

2023

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

6.4

MagicScore

Goodrich

2024

Andy Goodrich's life is upended when his wife enters a rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace, as he ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had.

6.3

MagicScore

Elsa & Fred

2014

After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a friendship with his eccentric 74-year-old neighbour Elsa, who convinces him it's never too late to keep enjoying life. Although he seemed resigned to a miserable bedridden existence, Fred embraces Elsa's youthful enthusiasm as she introduces him to the path of life and entertains him with outlandish stories about her past life. But when he discovers Elsa's terminally ill, Fred decides to accompany her on the trip of her dreams to the eternal city of Rome to help her fulfil a lifelong ambition.

6.0

MagicScore

My Baby's Daddy

2004

A trio of young men are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

4.6

MagicScore

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beaten up for ogling a woman, and abused by a waitress. W. C. Fields' last starring role in a feature-length film.

6.9

MagicScore

Daughter of Deceit

1951

In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons her upon the doorstep of the town drunk. Many years pass, and the man finds himself continually wracked with guilt about deserting her.

5.8

MagicScore

The Child Remains

2017

An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror as they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where infants and mothers were murdered.

5.3

MagicScore

Why Him?

2016

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

6.4

MagicScore

#10

The Big City

1963

After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Sound of the Mountain

1954

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

In-Lawfully Yours

2016

Following both the death of her father-in-law and a divorce, Jesse, a New Yorker, returns to a small town to live with her now widowed mother-in-law. Jesse struggles to fit in with the local townsfolk who don’t welcome her with open arms to say the least. Jesse becomes acquainted with the local pastor, her widowed brother-in-law, falling in love with him, much to the dismay of the community. Things get even more complicated when her ex-husband comes calling, suspiciously trying to win her back. Between her love life and entangled in-laws, Jesse is tested as she seeks the answer to where she truly belongs.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Ulee's Gold

1997

Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Out-Laws

2023

A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

A Very Merry Mix-Up

2013

Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous to meet her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiance Will Mitchum. Alice's trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Will's family!

6.0

MagicScore

#16

A Guy Thing

2003

Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his life is a series of comical misunderstandings.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Andover

2018

Genetics professor Adam Slope clones his wife Dawn after she dies in a fire but the woman he creates is different than the woman he loved, so he tries over and over, in a desperate attempt to get her back exactly as she was.

5.2

MagicScore

#18

I Don't Know How She Does It

2011

As an employee at a Boston-based financial firm, Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband, Richard, and their two children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate's life even more is her new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

Days of Wine and Roses

1963

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

The In-Laws

1979

In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Father's Little Dividend?

The top films similar to Father's Little Dividend by MovieMagicScore are Father of the Bride (7.0), Asteroid City (6.4), Goodrich (6.3). Each shares comedy/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Father's Little Dividend worth watching?

Father's Little Dividend holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 65 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Father's Little Dividend?

Father's Little Dividend (1951) is a comedy, romance film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor.

Where can I find more recommendations like Father's Little Dividend?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Father's Little Dividend

This ranked list pairs Father's Little Dividend (1951), a comedy and romance film from Vincente Minnelli, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Spencer Tracy take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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