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Movies like Deshawn

The best movies like Deshawn are The Incredible Jessica James (2017), About Last Night (2014) and Christmas Encore (2017). If Deshawn hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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

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  2. About Last Night (2014)

    Bernie and Joan are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups and each other. When he sets up his best friend, Danny, with her roommate, Debbie, the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Christmas Encore (2017)

    A struggling actress is cast in her last off (off) Broadway show - a modern take on “A Christmas Carol” - before giving up her dream and moving home. Instead, she finds romance with her director and a renewed passion for her craft and the city. But when the historic theater loses its lease and the show is set to fold, she and her cast mates are need of a Christmas miracle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. 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

  5. The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)

    An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Golden Coach (1952)

    A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. School for Scoundrels (1960)

    Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey's life. In desperation Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to best such bounders and win the girl.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Raising Helen (2004)

    Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Let's Make Love (1960)

    When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Step Up 3D (2010)

    A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip-hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

    Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  13. She's Funny That Way (2015)

    On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. The Stöned Age (1994)

    Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. 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

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  16. Holiday Date (2019)

    When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. 42nd Street (1933)

    Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Woman in Red (1984)

    When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Redbelt (2008)

    Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters. After saving a famous action star from a brutal attack, Mike takes a job in the film industry. He soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him to participate in a prize fight.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)

    Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Deshawn?

The closest matches to Deshawn are The Incredible Jessica James (2017), About Last Night (2014) and Christmas Encore (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Deshawn?

Start with The Incredible Jessica James (2017), the closest match to Deshawn.

What is the highest-rated movie like Deshawn?

42nd Street (1933), rated 7.0/10 by 232 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Deshawn?

Players (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Deshawn?

Yes: The Incredible Jessica James (2017), About Last Night (2014) and Christmas Encore (2017).

How are movies similar to Deshawn chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Deshawn, 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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