If you loved License to Wed, try Dunston Checks In

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Dunston Checks In has roughly 3.8× fewer votes than License to Wed — 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 Ken Kwapis, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to License to Wed, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Dunston Checks In is

A film that perhaps hoped to do for orangutans what *Free Willy* did for orcas. A hotelier must deal with both a demanding boss and a jewel thief using an orangutan named Dunston to pull off his heists. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

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