SimilarScreen
Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

She wrote the book on love!

19646.51h 50m

Overview

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.

Directed by Richard Quine
Written by Joseph Heller, Leslie H. Martinson, Helen Gurley Brown
Produced by William T. Orr
0

Top Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Bob Weston

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Helen Gurley Brown

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Frank Broderick

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Sylvia Broderick

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Rudy DeMeyer

Fran Jeffries

Fran Jeffries

Gretchen

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Susan

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

The Chief

Larry Storch

Larry Storch

Motorcycle Cop

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Helen's Cabbie

Themes & Keywords

fake identityromcomdeceptionmagazinebreaking the fourth wallpolice chasescrewball comedysex comedyeditoridentity swapfarce

About Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl is a comedy, romance film released in 1964 exploring themes of fake identity, romcom, deception, magazine, breaking the fourth wall, police chase. Directed by Richard Quine, it stars Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda. A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.

Movies Similar to Sex and the Single Girl

Discover titles like Sex and the Single Girl — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Sex and the Single Girl

If you enjoyed Sex and the Single Girl, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Sex and the Single Girl.

Pillow Talk
38% Match

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.

Lover Come Back
36% Match

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.

Some Like It Hot
34% Match

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Man's Favorite Sport?
30% Match

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.

Send Me No Flowers
30% Match

When a hypochondriac assumes that he is dying, he makes an elaborate plan to ensure his wife's happiness. However, trouble ensues when she misunderstands his intentions.

50 First Dates
29% Match

Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.

Christmas in Connecticut
29% Match

While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.

Move Over, Darling
27% Match

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years. Nicholas, wanting to move on with his life, has Ellen declared legally dead. Part of that moving on includes getting remarried, this time to a young woman named Bianca Steele, who, for their honeymoon, he plans to take to the same Monterrey resort where he and Ellen spent their honeymoon. On that very same day, Ellen is dropped off in Los Angeles by the Navy, who rescued her from the South Pacific island where she was stranded for the past five years. She asks the Navy not to publicize her rescue nor notify Nicholas as she wants to do so herself.

Hit Man
25% Match

Hit Man(2024)

Movie6.8/10

A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.

There's Something About Mary
24% Match

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

Suburban Girl
24% Match

Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss. Brett soon enters into a relationship with Archie, an older man who has plenty of his own issues, including alcoholism, diabetes and a difficult relationship with his daughter. Intent on helping Archie get past his problems, she turns to her dying father for advice.

What's Your Number?
23% Match

Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96 percent of women who've been with 20 or more lovers are unlikely to find a husband. Determined to turn her life around and prove the article wrong, Ally embarks on a mission to find the perfect mate from among her numerous ex-boyfriends.

Seems Like Old Times
22% Match

After being falsely accused of robbing a bank, a writer seeks the help of his lawyer ex-wife to clear his name. However, hilarity ensues when he must hide from her husband, who’s throwing a party for law enforcement officials.