How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

Name: How to Murder Your Wife
Released: 1965

Stanley Ford is a successful cartoonist and happily single. That is, until he gets drunk at a friend's bachelor party and impulsively proposes to the beautiful woman who pops out of the cake. Once sober, he regrets the decision, but she won't agree to a divorce. Stanley jokingly vents his frustrations in his comic strip by having the main character kill his wife. But when his actual wife goes missing and Stanley is arrested for her murder, he has a change of heart.

Genres: Comedy

What to watch after How to Murder Your Wife

Paris When It Sizzles (1964) — Richard Quine directed both
Buddy Buddy (1981) — Jack Lemmon appears in both
Beat the Devil (1953) — Same feel: satirical, irreverent
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) — Same feel: satirical, irreverent
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
The Odd Couple II (1998)