Movies like A Love Letter to San Francisco (2024)
The best movies like A Love Letter to San Francisco (2024) are Looking: The Movie (2016), Voicemails for Isabelle (2026) and Dogfight (1991). If A Love Letter to San Francisco hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
A Love Letter to San Francisco
Quick picks
- Highest ratedVoicemails for Isabelle (2026)8.3/10 from 1,048 votes
- NewestThe Invite (2026)Released 2026
Looking: The Movie (2016)
Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVoicemails for Isabelle (2026)
A young woman's hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDogfight (1991)
In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight”.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSecret Admirer (1985)
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in contact with it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSomeone Great (2019)
An aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one outrageous last adventure in New York City.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Age of Adaline (2015)
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Invite (2026)
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStage Mother (2020)
A conservative church-choir director moves from Texas to San Francisco to run her deceased gay son's drag club.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNew York, I Love You (2008)
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFollow the Fleet (1936)
When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mistress of Spices (2005)
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTest (2013)
San Francisco, 1985. Two opposites attract at a modern dance company. Together, their courage and resilience are tested as they navigate a world full of risks and promise, against the backdrop of a disease no one seems to know anything about.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTom and Chérie (1955)
Mousketeer Jerry has a love letter to deliver to darling Lilli. He gives it to his young pupil, who has a hard time getting past Tom to deliver it, but he does. They send a few more letters back and forth, at great pain to the youngster.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPal Joey (1957)
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Five-Year Engagement (2012)
Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMessage in a Bottle (1999)
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Perfect Find (2023)
After a high-profile firing, everything is at stake for 40-year-old Jenna: her career, her ticking biological clock, and her bank account. Her fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker — who happens to be her boss’s son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she’ll risk it all on a secret romance with the one person who could destroy her comeback.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMilk (2008)
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Love Letter to San Francisco?
The closest matches to A Love Letter to San Francisco are Looking: The Movie (2016), Voicemails for Isabelle (2026) and Dogfight (1991). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Love Letter to San Francisco?
Start with Looking: The Movie (2016), the closest match to A Love Letter to San Francisco.
What is the highest-rated movie like A Love Letter to San Francisco?
Voicemails for Isabelle (2026), rated 8.3/10 by 1,048 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Love Letter to San Francisco?
The Invite (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like A Love Letter to San Francisco?
Yes: Looking: The Movie (2016), Voicemails for Isabelle (2026) and Dogfight (1991).
How are movies similar to A Love Letter to San Francisco chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Love Letter to San Francisco, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.