Movies like My Big Fat Gay Wedding (2026)
The best movies like My Big Fat Gay Wedding (2026) are Bridesmaids (2011), The Wedding Year (2019) and Bride Wars (2009). If My Big Fat Gay Wedding hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Wedding Singer (1998)6.8/10 from 2,009 votes
- NewestYou're Cordially Invited (2025)Released 2025
Bridesmaids (2011)
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wedding Year (2019)
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisBride Wars (2009)
Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisConversations with Other Women (2006)
Reunited at a wedding after many years, former lovers again feel the pull of a mutual attraction neither is willing to admit. Escaping the reception for the privacy of a hotel room, the unnamed pair explore the choices of the past that led them to the present.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wedding Singer (1998)
Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFather of the Bride (1991)
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPerfect Match (2015)
When an engaged couple can’t agree on anything, the mother of the groom hires a wedding planner and an event planner to help put together the wedding of their dreams. The two planners are as different as night and day, but as they too learn to compromise, they discover opposites do indeed attract and can combine to produce incredible results!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisRunaway Bride (1999)
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrom Friend to Fiancé (2019)
When Ted gets engaged to the high school mean girl and asks Jess, his childhood best friend, to plan their wedding, things get complicated. Her true feelings for Ted keep getting in the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTable 19 (2017)
Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisBridal Wave (2015)
With her wedding day rapidly approaching, an anxious bride-to-be has doubts about her pending marriage. At a romantic island resort, she encounters a handsome kindred spirit and must now decide if her "perfect" fiancé is really her true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Kiss (2006)
Michael has a great job, has his 4 best friends, and is in love with a beautiful girl at 30. He loves Jenna but his life seems predictable until someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNearlyweds (2013)
Revolves around three friends who have dream weddings only to find out that the pastor who married them failed to complete the key paperwork required to make them official.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou're Cordially Invited (2025)
When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family's special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride and sister of the other bride chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisRevenge of the Bridesmaids (2010)
Two women plot revenge against the woman marrying their friend's ex-boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Best Man (1999)
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThink Like a Man Too (2014)
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFools Rush In (1997)
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlus One (2019)
Longtime single friends, Ben and Alice, agree to be each other's respective plus one at every wedding they're invited to, during a busy summer of wedding fever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like My Big Fat Gay Wedding?
The closest matches to My Big Fat Gay Wedding are Bridesmaids (2011), The Wedding Year (2019) and Bride Wars (2009). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after My Big Fat Gay Wedding?
Start with Bridesmaids (2011), the closest match to My Big Fat Gay Wedding.
What is the highest-rated movie like My Big Fat Gay Wedding?
The Wedding Singer (1998), rated 6.8/10 by 2,009 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like My Big Fat Gay Wedding?
You're Cordially Invited (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like My Big Fat Gay Wedding?
Yes: Bridesmaids (2011), The Wedding Year (2019) and Bride Wars (2009).
How are movies similar to My Big Fat Gay Wedding chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside My Big Fat Gay Wedding, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.