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Movies like Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind (2023)

The best movies like Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind (2023) are On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970), Chéri (2009) and A California Christmas (2020). If Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind hooked you with its fantasy and romance, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

    Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & romance

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  2. Chéri (2009)

    The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  3. A California Christmas (2020)

    With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  4. Love in Taipei (2023)

    A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  5. I Met a Girl (2020)

    An aspiring musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross-country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his long-suffering brother to chase after him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  6. Afterlife of the Party (2021)

    A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy

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  7. A California Christmas: City Lights (2021)

    Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  8. Which Brings Me to You (2023)

    Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreak, on the off chance that this fling might be the real thing.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  9. Unicorn Store (2017)

    A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & drama

  10. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

    Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  11. Happiness for Beginners (2023)

    At a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  12. Endless (2020)

    When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  13. Winter's Tale (2014)

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & fantasy

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  14. I Do, I Do, I Do (2015)

    An architect heads to the altar with her fiancé, unsure of her marriage and their future. She relives her disastrous wedding day, put together by her fiance’s overbearing mother, over and over until, with the help of his brother, she begins to face her biggest fears and discover what she really wants in herself and in her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  15. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)

    A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  16. Surprised by Love (2015)

    The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  17. Slumberland (2022)

    A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  18. Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)

    A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  19. Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)

    Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

  20. Blind (2017)

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind?

The closest matches to Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind are On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970), Chéri (2009) and A California Christmas (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind?

Start with On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970), the closest match to Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind.

What is the highest-rated movie like Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind?

Slumberland (2022), rated 7.2/10 by 999 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind?

Which Brings Me to You (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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