Movies like In The Closet (2026)

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

Sex Appeal (2022)

Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.

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

A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new love.

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

Splendor (1999)

Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?

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

Four to Dinner (2022)

In this rom-com challenging the concept of soulmates, parallel storylines portray four single friends as they pair up in different couple combinations.

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

¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

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

Players (2024)

New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

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

Desperados (2020)

A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.

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

The Tao of Steve (2000)

In college, Dex was the big man on campus. Ten years later, now an overweight kindergarten teacher, Dex is immune to the shocked stares of the women who were once his conquests. While trying to pick up the bartender, he is struck by the gorgeous Syd. Through a series of circumstances, Syd and Dex are thrown together and he soon finds himself questioning his belief in all things Steve.

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

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

The Long Weekend (2005)

Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, his brother Cooper works hard in trying to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams.

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

The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?

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

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

Under the Riccione Sun (2020)

While vacationing on the crowded beaches of Riccione, a group of teenagers becomes fast friends as they grapple with relationship issues and romance.

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

The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)

A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.

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

Still Out of My League (2021)

After breaking up with her dreamboat, Marta finds love with an artist. But life throws a few twists into the mix for the ailing woman and her friends.

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

Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)

A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, reminisce about the past and seek love in the future.

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

Cuban Fury (2014)

Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

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

All Over the Guy (2001)

A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.

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

Maintenance Required (2025)

Charlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous online confidant - unaware she's confiding in Beau, the very rival threatening her business. As sparks fly both online and off, the truth threatens to blow everything apart.

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

Labyrinth of Passion (1982)

An array of outrageous people, including a desperate nymphomaniac and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek love and happiness in Madrid.

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

All the Rage (1997)

ALL THE RAGE takes a satirical and poignant look at one gay man's obsessive pursuit of physical, sexual, and romantic perfection. Christopher Bedford is everyone's fantasy. He's gorgeous, young, clever, rich, and above all, totally buffed and every boy in Boston seems to want him. At thirty-one, he's gliding through life, celebrating himself as the 90's gay playboy ideal, without ever realizing what a mess he's become.

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

The meaning of Bunny's dream (2025)

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

My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018)

A father, who calls himself "open" and tolerant and fights against any form of discrimination, reveals himself as not so liberal when his son announces the engagement to his partner. Overwhelmed by the news, he regresses into the most fierce opponent of same-sex marriage, and tries to undermine his son's happiness with a series of embarrassing situations.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Priest (1995)

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

Icor (2024)

Sebastián and Ismael have been a couple for almost a year. They have just started living together, and Sebastián is ready to leave his dark past behind. Raúl, a regular presence in their lives, waits for Sebastián as he gives in to his darkest impulses. The outcome of their encounter will trigger a terrible act by Ismael.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

Final Exams (2001)

Four friends are waiting for their final exam results... and their lives to begin. In the mean time, Lang-Vonh is worrying about his Asian heritage, Cédric is struggling to come to terms with being gay and Gaëlle and Chloé are trying to forget about everything until the results are in.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

The Burning Boy (2001)

A closeted teenage gay boy shares a swim and an afternoon together with his straight best friend. When his looks and longing let his secret out, his friend pleasantly surprises him but an accident occurs and tragedy ensues.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

Little Bottom (2026)

Nathan, a rather slender 19-year-old young man, and Rodrigo, a man in his thirties, meet in a club and decide to spend the night together. Nathan’s physique and youth spark a desire for change in Rodrigo, who is usually “passive” and decides that, on this particular night, he will be “active.” What could have been a simple one-night stand turns into an awkward struggle, as each partner tries to remain in the role that his body seems to assign him.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

The World According to Garp (1982)

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy