Movies like Wishful Thinking (2027)
The best movies like Wishful Thinking (2027) are Comet (2014), Poor Things (2023) and Timestalker (2024). If Wishful Thinking hooked you with its romance and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)8.1/10 from 16,973 votes
- NewestBy Design (2026)Released 2026
Comet (2014)
When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time — from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call — an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPoor Things (2023)
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTimestalker (2024)
Hapless Agnes repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later. As she experiences romantic misfortune spanning various eras, Agnes aims to avoid repeat mistakes and finally break the cycle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe One I Love (2014)
Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pod Generation (2023)
In a not-so-distant future, couples can share pregnancy on a more equal footing via detachable artificial wombs. While botanist Alvy has doubts about this new way of birthing babies, his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of faith.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPalm Springs (2020)
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSafety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMeet Cute (2022)
A wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisOur Times (2025)
Husband and wife Nora and Héctor's scientific breakthrough lets them time travel from 1966 to 2025. As Héctor struggles, Nora thrives—but at what cost?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRuby Sparks (2012)
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMoonshot (2022)
In a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer, two very different college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Right One (2021)
Sara, a novelist struggling with writer's block, needs inspiration — and finds it when she serendipitously meets Godfrey, a down-on-his-luck oddball who constantly changes personas and alter egos in order to cope with his past and avoid reality. Just as Godfrey begins to open up to Sara, he discovers that she’s been using him as inspiration for her next novel, and he vanishes from her life. Did Sara just lose the man of her dreams, or will she be able to find him and make things right?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Molli and Max in the Future (2024)
A man and a woman find their orbits repeatedly colliding over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space cult.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Daniela Forever (2025)
A man struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of his girlfriend in an accident six months prior signs up for a sleep trial that allows him to reconstruct his life with her through the use of lucid dreams.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
If You Were the Last (2024)
Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts argue over whether they're better off spending their remaining days as friends or something more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBy Design (2026)
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Little Fish (2021)
A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lobster (2015)
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHer (2013)
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStranger Than Fiction (2006)
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRobots (2023)
A womanizer and a gold digger trick people into relationships with illegal robot doubles. When they unwittingly use this scam on each other, their robot doubles fall in love and elope, forcing the duo to team up to hunt them down before the authorities discover their secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisFaraway Eyes (2021)
Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns that he is in singles Purgatory, where he must find his soul mate in order to cross over to the other side. With limited time to find true love among other recently deceased single New Yorkers, Michael must navigate the new customs of a ghostly dating life... as if dating in life wasn't hard enough already.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Everything You Want (2005)
A visionary and artistic young woman finds her love torn between her imaginary boyfriend and a real boy from one of her classes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Love Me (2025)
In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity’s extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Nobody (2009)
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
David Hyde Pierce, playing an alien (credited as infinity-cubed in the opening credits), narrates a courtship in a late-20th century American city as an extraterrestrial nature documentary. The relationship "footage" is played straight, while the voice-over (with its most often wildly inaccurate theories) and elaborate visual metaphors add comedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnleashed (2017)
When a cosmic event turns Emma's dog and cat into two perfect guys, Emma reconsiders her outlook on dating, hilariously works out her trust issues, and ultimately learns to love herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCreator (1985)
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man with Two Brains (1983)
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & science fiction
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Wishful Thinking?
The closest matches to Wishful Thinking are Comet (2014), Poor Things (2023) and Timestalker (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wishful Thinking?
People who watched Wishful Thinking most often go on to Comet (2014), Poor Things (2023) and Timestalker (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like Wishful Thinking?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), rated 8.1/10 by 16,973 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wishful Thinking?
By Design (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Wishful Thinking?
Yes: Comet (2014), Poor Things (2023) and Timestalker (2024).
How are movies similar to Wishful Thinking chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wishful Thinking, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.