Movies like Play It Again, Sam (1972)
The best movies like Play It Again, Sam (1972) are Stardust Memories (1980), Whatever Works (2009) and Annie Hall (1977). If Play It Again, Sam hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAnnie Hall (1977)7.7/10 from 4,396 votes
- NewestAbout Fate (2022)Released 2022
Stardust Memories (1980)
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhatever Works (2009)
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnnie Hall (1977)
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisS.O.B. (1981)
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManhattan (1979)
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisParis When It Sizzles (1964)
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA New Leaf (1971)
After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like this10 (1979)
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisSeems Like Old Times (1980)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Odd Couple (1968)
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMighty Aphrodite (1995)
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fortune (1975)
A couple of bumbling 1920s hustlers attempt to obtain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThey All Laughed (1981)
New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angela Niotes, the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin, the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband. Their respective cases are complicated when John falls for Angela, and Charles falls for Dolores.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's Up, Doc? (1972)
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants to be with Kelly instead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove and Death (1975)
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThere's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
TV personality Robert Danvers, an exceedingly vain rotter, seduces young women daily, never staying long with one. He meets his match in Marion, an American, 19, who's available but refuses any romantic illusions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBroadway Danny Rose (1984)
A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless incompetent entertainers, including a one-legged tap dancer, and one slightly talented one: washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova, whose career is on the rebound.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEnemies, a Love Story (1989)
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTake the Money and Run (1969)
Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe War Between Men and Women (1972)
A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Blume in Love (1973)
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Fear, Anxiety and Depression (1989)
An unsuccessful playwright faces trials and tribulations as he seeks to find himself in New York City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
New York Stories (1989)
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Be or Not to Be (1983)
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCafé Society (2016)
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStarting Over (1979)
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbout Fate (2022)
Two strangers believe in love but never seem to be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on one stormy New Year's Eve.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Play It Again, Sam?
The closest matches to Play It Again, Sam are Stardust Memories (1980), Whatever Works (2009) and Annie Hall (1977). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Play It Again, Sam?
People who watched Play It Again, Sam most often go on to Stardust Memories (1980), Whatever Works (2009) and Annie Hall (1977).
What is the highest-rated movie like Play It Again, Sam?
Annie Hall (1977), rated 7.7/10 by 4,396 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Play It Again, Sam?
About Fate (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Play It Again, Sam?
Yes: Stardust Memories (1980), Whatever Works (2009) and Annie Hall (1977).
How are movies similar to Play It Again, Sam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Play It Again, Sam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.