
Movies that feel likeBig Daddy (1999)
If you loved Big Daddy, the closest films we have are Happy Gilmore (1996), Instructions Not Included (2013) and The Idiots (1998). All three share Big Daddy's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Whisky (2004).
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If Big Daddy hit the spot, these will too

Dennis Dugan directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still


Witty and playful in the same breath

Both are built on the same subject: law school
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Big Daddy

Both lean on stillness more than on comedy


Both are Dennis Dugan's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Big Daddy does

Comedy built on play, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into romance than Big Daddy does

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases


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