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Movies like Summer of Connor (2019)

The best movies like Summer of Connor (2019) are Chasing Papi (2003), My Fake Boyfriend (2022) and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947). If Summer of Connor hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Chasing Papi (2003)

    Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?

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

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  2. My Fake Boyfriend (2022)

    A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.

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

  3. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

    Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.

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

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  4. ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

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

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  5. The Long Weekend (2005)

    Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, his brother Cooper works hard in trying to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams.

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

  6. Players (2024)

    New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

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

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  7. Splendor (1999)

    Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?

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

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  8. The 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

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  9. Little Italy (2018)

    Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

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

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  10. The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)

    One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.

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

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  11. Watching the Detectives (2007)

    Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

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

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  12. Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)

    A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.

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

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  13. Champagne Problems (2025)

    A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.

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

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  14. Cuban Fury (2014)

    Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

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

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  15. Good Advice (2001)

    An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.

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

  16. Girl on a Bicycle (2013)

    Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.

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

  17. French Girl (2024)

    Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an executive chef position in her hometown of Quebec City. To Gordon’s dismay her future boss also happens to be her former lover, a celebrity Chef with oceanic eyes and a hit TV show. Good luck Gordon.

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

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  18. Bye Bye Love (1995)

    With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter, Emma. Dave, meanwhile, has an enviable problem -- he has more dates than he can handle. As they confront their post-marital challenges, the men take solace in one another's plights.

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

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  19. How I Got Into College (1989)

    High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.

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

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  20. The Wrong Paris (2025)

    Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.

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

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  21. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

    A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

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  22. I'm the Police (2014)

    Two guys in their early twenties, a hitchhiking Dutch student and a Swedish police officer with a broken police car, meet each other on a Swedish country road. On their way to the gas station, their suspicious understanding gradually changes.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  23. Hair (1979)

    Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  24. Takumi-kun Series: That, Sunny Blue Sky (2011)

    It's June of their third year of high school, and Takumi has an important anniversary to attend back in his hometown. He wants to invite Gii along for the trip, but time and scheduling and possibly broken promises stand in the way.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  25. Takumi-kun Series: And the Spring Breeze Whispers (2007)

    A 2nd year student is assigned a handsome new roommate at the start of the school year.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. Takumi-kun Series: Rainbow Colored Glass (2009)

    Takumi and Gii are now a couple, but Takumi is still uncomfortable with showing affection. Not only that, but Takumi grows jealous when Gii starts paying attention to a good-looking first year student. Is Gii's love really that fickle?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  27. DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

    When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

    The third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television personalities Terrance and Phillip, and emerge with expanded vocabularies that leave their parents and teachers scandalized. When outraged Americans try to censor the film, the controversy spirals into a call to wage war on Canada and Terrance and Phillip end up on death row, with the kids their only hope of rescue.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  29. Lô Tô (2017)

    "Lotto" is a story revolving around the life of Le Lieu - the "main peach" of Phu Hoa bingo. Le Lieu is actually a man named Nam. Males grow up and have to get married just like other men. Until one day Nam decided to leave his family to follow the urge in his mind, he came to the bingo group to live with his true self and with his desire even though life was messy, lonely, staggered like a locomotive singing here and there...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. 3 On a Bed (2012)

    In Kolkata, three art college graduates named Kapil, Debdutta and Padmini decide to live together and share their love for each other equally.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Summer of Connor?

The closest matches to Summer of Connor are Chasing Papi (2003), My Fake Boyfriend (2022) and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Summer of Connor?

Start with Chasing Papi (2003), the closest match to Summer of Connor.

What is the highest-rated movie like Summer of Connor?

¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023), rated 8.4/10 by 378 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Summer of Connor?

Champagne Problems (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Summer of Connor?

Yes: Chasing Papi (2003), My Fake Boyfriend (2022) and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947).

How are movies similar to Summer of Connor chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Summer of Connor, 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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