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Movies like Marriage Material

The best movies like Marriage Material are Love, Guaranteed (2020), Crossing Delancey (1988) and The Incredible Jessica James (2017). If Marriage Material 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. Love, Guaranteed (2020)

    A lawyer takes on a new client that wants to sue a dating website because it guarantees love.

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

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  2. Crossing Delancey (1988)

    Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.

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

  3. 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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  4. Mingle All the Way (2018)

    Molly is determined to prove to her family that her new networking app—designed to pair busy professionals together for upcoming events, without long-term romance—is a success. When Molly joins Mingle All the Way and is matched with Jeff, they are both horrified to realize they’ve already had not one, but two disastrous previous encounters.

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

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  5. Two Can Play That Game (2001)

    Corporate overachiever and all-around fly chick Shanté Smith thinks she's got the goods to keep her slickster boyfriend Keith, from straying—until he discovers a greener pasture, Shanté's archrival, Conny. Scorned, she plans to get her man back by any means necessary.

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

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  6. Anything for Love (2016)

    Katherine, a high-powered executive who believes men are intimidated by her career, is persuaded by her friend to create an internet dating profile claiming she is an executive assistant.

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

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  7. It Takes Two (1995)

    Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.

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

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  8. Chance at Romance (2013)

    Samantha Hart is delighted when her online "Chance at Romance" to photographer Heath Madsen eventually results in Heath sending her a first class ticket to visit. Upon arriving for what she expects to be a romantic weekend, however, she learns her online relationship with the widowed photographer was actually manufactured a matchmaking twelve year-old. Sam is anxious to end her trip as quickly as possible, but a nasty bout of weather extends her stay through the end of the week.

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

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  9. Starting Over (1979)

    After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

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

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  10. Out to Sea (1997)

    Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

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

  11. The Thrill of It All (1963)

    A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.

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

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  12. 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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  13. I Want You Back (2022)

    Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.

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

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  14. 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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  15. Platinum Blonde (1931)

    Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.

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

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  16. The Perfect Date (2019)

    No beau? No problem! To earn money for college, a high schooler creates a dating app that lets him act as a stand-in boyfriend.

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

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  17. 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

  18. Wedding Season (2022)

    Pressured by their immigrant parents to find spouses, two Indian-Americans pretend to date in order to survive a summer of weddings – but find themselves falling for each other as they struggle to balance who they are with who their parents want them to be.

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

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  19. Switching Channels (1988)

    A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Love by Chance (2016)

    Claire, an ambitious pastry chef, is busy running her new restaurant, but her meddling mom is preoccupied with her lack of love life. Without her knowledge, Claire’s mother finds her the perfect man, but when Claire finds out it wasn’t fate that brought them together, it could ruin the relationship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

  21. Must Love Dogs (2005)

    Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As she braves a series of hilarious disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.

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

  22. Wedding of the Century (2021)

    A celebrity psychiatrist struggles to find a date for a wedding. Her dearest ex is getting married and she needs to find someone fancy enough to hide the fact that she is lonely, drinks too much and is pretty fucked up in any imaginable way.

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

  23. I Love America (2022)

    Lisa, a single woman, decides to take a chance on love again by catapulting her life from Paris to Los Angeles. Her children flew the coop and her famous, yet absent mother just passed, so Lisa needs a big change. She reunites with her best friend Luka, who found success in America but is struggling to find his own prince charming. Luka embarks on a mission to give Lisa a fresh start by creating a profile for her on a dating website.

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

  24. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

    Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. After impulsively buying a run-down villa in the Italian countryside, she begins to piece her life back together in unexpected ways.

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

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  25. Tempting Hearts (2021)

    Tempting Hearts is a romantic comedy that tells the love story between Zhou Qiwen (Jerry Yan), the disgraced founder of a gaming company and the creator of a blind dating app called Chen Ran (Ren Suxi). Forced into bankruptcy by the “playboy” comments about him, Zhou Qiwen confronts the instigator, an employee for a blind dating app for an explanation. Signing up to join the dating app might not have been such a bright idea, that is, until Qiwen is matched with the creator of the app herself, Chen Ran. Throughout their dating shenanigans, the pair gradually lose their hostility towards each other, thus begins the start of something that could be wonderful if only they dare to open their hearts to each other. Inspired and Based on Jeff Chang's hit song of the same name from 27 years ago.

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

  26. Meet the Browns (2008)

    A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed... and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

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

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  27. Touch Grass (2025)

    Chronically online teenage boys, nerdy Sam and his cocky best friend Aaron, lock away their phones and embark on an epic quest to touch grass in an attempt to impress the intimidatingly beautiful and seemingly perfect influencer, Lila.

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

  28. Swiped (2018)

    James, a college freshman and computer genius, is enlisted by his womanizing roommate, Lance, to code the ultimate hook-up app. But when James discovers that his divorced mother is using the app, unexpected consequences ensue.

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

  29. A Real Man (2012)

    Ten-year-old Emil lives with his dad in an apartment in Taastrup. Following the death of Emil's mother, his father struggles with the role of single parent. In an effort to deal with this lack of fatherly attention and authority, Emil has come up with a set of strange rules and secret projects.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

    In 1976, a teenage girl struggles to cope while living with her neurotic lower-middle-class family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Marriage Material?

The closest matches to Marriage Material are Love, Guaranteed (2020), Crossing Delancey (1988) and The Incredible Jessica James (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Marriage Material?

Start with Love, Guaranteed (2020), the closest match to Marriage Material.

What is the highest-rated movie like Marriage Material?

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), rated 6.9/10 by 1,019 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Marriage Material?

The Wrong Paris (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Marriage Material?

Yes: Love, Guaranteed (2020), Crossing Delancey (1988) and The Incredible Jessica James (2017).

How are movies similar to Marriage Material chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Marriage Material, 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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