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What Happens in Vegas (2008)

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.

Directed byTom Vaughan

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  1. 01

    Bride Wars

    Strong story similarity

    2009 · 89 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: rivalry and wedding
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  2. 02

    Just Married

    Shared cast

    2003 · 95 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly swept off their feet after their first meeting. They quickly fall in love and plan to get married, despite opposition from Sarah's uptight, rich family. After their wedding, the happy couple sets off - with the highest of hopes and ideals about love and marriage - on what they expect will be the perfect honeymoon in Italy. Thanks to a relentless string of bad luck with one disaster after another, and an impromptu visit from Sarah's wealthy one-time ex-lover Peter Prentiss, the newlyweds experience the honeymoon from hell that tests the limits of their young love. Is it worth throwing away their love and marriage?

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  3. 03

    Wedding Crashers

    Strong story similarity

    2005 · 119 min · Comedy · Romance

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    John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Valentine's Day

    Similar atmosphere

    2010 · 125 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    It's Complicated

    Shared cast

    2009 · 121 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  6. 06

    Yes Man

    Similar atmosphere

    2008 · 104 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Think Like a Man Too

    Similar atmosphere

    2014 · 105 min · Comedy · Romance

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    All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: aftercreditsstinger and las vegas
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  8. 08

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Same studio

    2005 · 120 min · Action · Comedy · Drama · Thriller

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    A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
    • shared production studio: Regency Enterprises
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  9. 09

    The Holiday

    Shared cast

    2006 · 136 min · Comedy · Romance

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    Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  10. 10

    Nine Months

    Similar atmosphere

    1995 · 103 min · Comedy · Romance

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    When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared production studio: 20th Century Fox
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