If you loved Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, try Mother of the Bride

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Mother of the Bride has roughly 6.9× fewer votes than Ghosts of Girlfriends Past — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Mark Waters, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Mother of the Bride is

The universe conspires to turn every mother-of-the-bride scenario into a low-grade farce. Lana’s daughter announces elopement in Thailand a month out. Worse the groom’s dad once wrecked Lana’s romance. The family’s about to learn that some things belong in VCR archives.

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