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Movies like Make Up, Make Me Grow Up! (2024)

The best movies like Make Up, Make Me Grow Up! (2024) are The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018), Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006) and Were the World Mine (2008). If Make Up, Make Me Grow Up! hooked you with its romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But when Blake Olson requests the services of Wingmen, Inc., Ian may have landed his most hopeless client yet. As Blake begins the transformation from hot mess to smokin' hot, Ian realizes he's in danger of breaking his cardinal rule....

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  2. Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)

    How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? With the help of Gwen and Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual in order to land Troy, the new guy (and nude model) who's turning the heads of both men and women. He soon finds himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend! Kyle's ex-boyfriend Marc is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic -- being his "out" gay self. Who will win Troy first?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  3. Were the World Mine (2008)

    If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play's magical, purple love-pansy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  4. 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 · both romance

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  5. A Gift to Remember (2017)

    After colliding with a pedestrian on her bicycle who loses his memory following the accident, Darcy Archer becomes determined to help the handsome guy figure out who he is. In the process, she finds out a lot more about who she is, what she wants from life, and how this too-good-to-be-true guy might just be the man she’s been waiting to bump into all her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  6. The Christmas House (2020)

    Working through some difficult decisions, Mitchell family matriarch Phylis and patriarch Bill, have summoned their two grown sons – TV stars Mike Mitchell and Brandon Mitchell – home for the holidays. It is their hope that bringing the family together to recreate the Christmas house, will help them find resolution and make a memorable holiday for the entire family and community.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

  7. It Was Always You (2021)

    Elizabeth's engagement plans are thrown into disarray when her fiancée's free-spirited brother David returns home. David's unexpected influence prompts Elizabeth to question her life decisions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  8. Paris, Wine & Romance (2019)

    Isabella is the ambitious new owner of her family’s Oregon winery whose dream of becoming world-renowned takes a big step forward when she enters a prestigious wine competition in Paris. Upon arrival, Isabella meets her biggest competitor, Jacques, from one of the world’s foremost winemaking families. Impressed by Isabella and her expertise in wine, a budding romance develops between them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  9. Brigadoon (1954)

    Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  10. Drink Slay Love (2017)

    A 16-year old vampire discovers she has the ability to withstand sunlight. Sensing an opportunity to round up new victims, her family enrolls her in high school, where her who-cares attitude quickly makes her the coolest girl around.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  11. Once Upon a Prince (2018)

    Susanna gladly accepts help one day from handsome stranger Nate at her parents’ garden store in small-town Georgia. Sparks between them fly, but when a photo of them gets leaked to the press, Susanna is in for the shock of her life when Nate is called back home by his mother… For his coronation as the King Nathaniel of Cambria!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  12. Valentine Ever After (2016)

    Big city girls Julia and her best friend Sydney take a trip to a dude ranch in Wyoming for a fun weekend getaway, but after a brawl at the local bar, the girls are sentenced to stay in town and perform community service. Along the way, Julia finds love and her true calling in life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  13. Every Day (2018)

    16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the next day will bring.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  14. Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through The Snow (2015)

    Stranded at an airport at Christmastime, Ashley Harrison accepts a ride from Dash Sutherland, who has just rented the last car in town. As the pair heads north, their adventures include car trouble, adopting a puppy and being secretly tailed by federal agents, who believe Ashley is up to no good. With a hint of romance gradually filling the air will these two fall in love or will their journey bring about an unexpected road bump to romance?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  15. Chateau Christmas (2020)

    Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  16. Twinkle All the Way (2019)

    To pull off a spectacular Christmas-themed wedding, a wedding planner joins forces with the co-owner of a family-run Christmas decoration and house-lighting company.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  17. Marry Me at Christmas (2017)

    Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug. She loves the challenge of finding the perfect dress for the bride and orchestrating an exquisite event. What Madeline didn’t expect was to be swept off her feet by the bride’s gorgeous brother, movie star, Jonny Blaze. Jonny came to the quirky town of Fool’s Gold to support his sister -- not to fall in love. Yet Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he’s ever met, and she finds the real Jonny even more captivating than her celebrity crush. Will the action star be brave enough to take on the role of a lifetime?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  18. The Sweetest Heart (2018)

    High school sweethearts Maddie and Nate reconnect when Nate returns to their hometown to lecture at the hospital. Still hurt from their breakup, Maddie tries to avoid him. However, they eventually form a friendship, and Nate helps her as she secures funding to expand her cupcake shop. Just as Maddie and Nate rekindle their romance, Nate learns that a career opportunity awaits him in Boston. Devastated, Maddie returns the promise ring he gave her long ago and prepares for the grand reopening of her shop. Nate soon realizes how much he left behind, and must decide if his future lies in Boston with work or in his hometown with Maddie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  19. A Christmas Prince (2017)

    When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  20. Sailing Into Love (2019)

    A biology teacher’s crusade to save a nearby island from development leads to unexpected romance with the handsome and mysterious young sea captain who is new to the seaside town of Willow Bay.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  21. To Be or Not to Be (1942)

    During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  22. Xenia (2014)

    Strangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire country in search of their Greek father, after their Albanian mother passes away.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  23. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  24. Solo (2010)

    Ângelo works in a hotel in the city of São Paulo. Accustomed to his loneliness, one day he meets Rafael, a young man from the upper middle class, who stays at the hotel in order to escape his problems and to be alone. A friendship is born between the two loners that will transform their lives.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  25. Prescience (2019)

    A criminal attorney struggles with his sexuality, a cryptic new boyfriend, unemployment and the disturbing childhood secrets his parents hold.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  26. Calvary (1996)

    A traveling accordionist and superintendent of an old castle lives in an unhappy marriage, with a grown up daughter and has a sister-in-law who has been in love with him for years. During a trip, he meets young journalist (Mato Pavelic)and falls madly in love. His visit to the old castle tears the family apart, resulting in tragedy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  27. The 10 Year Plan (2014)

    Myles and Brody are best friends with two very different ways of finding love. Displeased with their current love lives, they make a pact to be together if neither finds love in ten year’s time. Now two months shy of their deadline, both friends set off to do whatever it takes to avoid ending up as each other’s last resort.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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  28. Hold Me (2021)

    Between friends whose relationship is rather vague. On their graduation day. Instead of confessing his feelings, Yeon-ho attempts to apologize, but Jae-min bravely opens up his heart first. Will Yeon-ho be able to take Jae-min's extended hand?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  29. Shabbat Dinner (2012)

    Shabbat Dinner is boring as usual for William Shore. His mother has invited two crazy hippies and their son and is doing her best to show off, his father is drunk and berating their oddball guests, and he doesn't have much in common with their son Virgo. That is, until Virgo tells him that he has just come out as gay.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

  30. This Boy Caught a Merman (2012)

    When Shima nearly drowns trying to retrieve a picture, he’s saved by a merman named Isaki. Despite their differences, they begin to bond, but love across species isn’t simple.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Make Up, Make Me Grow Up!?

The closest matches to Make Up, Make Me Grow Up! are The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018), Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006) and Were the World Mine (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Make Up, Make Me Grow Up!?

Start with The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018), the closest match to Make Up, Make Me Grow Up!.

What is the highest-rated movie like Make Up, Make Me Grow Up!?

To Be or Not to Be (1942), rated 7.8/10 by 886 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Make Up, Make Me Grow Up!?

Hold Me (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Make Up, Make Me Grow Up! chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Make Up, Make Me Grow Up!, 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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