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Movies like Try Something New! (2025)

The best movies like Try Something New! (2025) are Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023), Walk on the Wild Side (1962) and Spa Weekend (2026). If Try Something New! hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

    Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

    At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweetheart from three years ago, disrupts the normal and triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young woman he travelled with, who is now the Doll House's newest employee.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Spa Weekend (2026)

    Four lifelong friends escape to a luxury spa retreat to reconnect, unwind and rediscover themselves, but their weekend of relaxation soon turns into a series of wild adventures and bad decisions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. How to Have Sex (2023)

    Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. The Object of My Affection (1998)

    A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  6. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

    Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. This Little Love of Mine (2021)

    Laura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s grandfather – asks Laura to travel to the island and deliver a contract to make Chip his heir, she leaves behind her practice and fiancé Owen to convince her childhood friend to sign a contract that will make him a billionaire.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

    In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Sideways (2004)

    Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Do Revenge (2022)

    A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Paper Towns (2015)

    Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge, he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues, and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Quentin gets, the less he sees of the girl he thought he knew.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Am I OK? (2024)

    Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she's moving to London, Lucy reveals a long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy, their friendship is thrown into chaos.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Lost and Delirious (2001)

    After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The Spectacular Now (2013)

    Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Someone 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

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  17. Petulia (1968)

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Clique (2008)

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  19. Pizza Movie (2026)

    A group of college students go downstairs to their dorm lobby to get a delivery pizza. There's only one issue: They're insanely high on a homemade drug, turning their simple journey down two sets of stairs into a mind-bendingly transformative quest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Bonjour Tristesse (2025)

    At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic friend turns her world upside down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Try Something New!?

The closest matches to Try Something New! are Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023), Walk on the Wild Side (1962) and Spa Weekend (2026). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Try Something New!?

Start with Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023), the closest match to Try Something New!.

What is the highest-rated movie like Try Something New!?

Call Me by Your Name (2017), rated 8.1/10 by 13,041 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Try Something New!?

Spa Weekend (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Try Something New!?

Yes: Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023), Walk on the Wild Side (1962) and Spa Weekend (2026).

How are movies similar to Try Something New! chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Try Something New!, 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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