Movies like Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
The best movies like Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944) are The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) and All for Love (2017). If Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore hooked you with its war and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHeartbreak Ridge (1986)6.9/10 from 1,190 votes
- NewestLove Is in the Air (2023)Released 2023
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll for Love (2017)
When a romance novelist is teamed with a Navy SEAL as research for her book, by a mandate from her publisher, she is less than thrilled and he is more than honest. However, as she works with the SEAL, she has a change of heart and learns to look at her life and writing with a different point of view.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisG.I. Blues (1960)
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But when the friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGirl on a Bicycle (2013)
Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisGidget (1959)
Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fighting Temptations (2003)
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuperintelligence (2020)
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Gang's All Here (1943)
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisWhat Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & war
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Disorderly Orderly (1964)
Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove on Harbor Island (2020)
Interior designer Lily returns home to help her Aunt Maggie run her marina-side bed and breakfast when she meets Marcus, a handsome seaplane pilot whose work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really is where the heart is
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhisky Galore (2016)
The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisky runs out. When cargo ship the SS Cabinet Minister runs aground the shrewd islanders run rings around the buffoonish English Home Guard commander Captain Waggett and conspire to hide away cases of the precious amber nectar.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDesk Set (1957)
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove Is in the Air (2023)
A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBuck Privates (1941)
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHands Across the Table (1935)
A manicurist and an engaged loafer, both planning to marry money, meet and fall in love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & comedy
'Til There Was You (1997)
Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Without Reservations (1946)
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Struggling (1932)
A Chinese couple in the 1930s struggle to survive. Things get complicated for them when he enlists to fight the war against Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both war & romance
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995)
When longtime friends Joey Fortone and Lenny Kaminski get together, the race is on to get one up on the other. Their fantasies abound and their results lag far behind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Stranger In My House (1982)
Shehata Abu Kaff, goes to Cairo to play for Zamalek club. The club buys him an apartment, but the owner sells the apartment to him and to another lady.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
That Funny Feeling (1965)
Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford. Embarrassed about bringing him back to her tiny apartment that she shares with her roommate Audrey, Joan brings Tom over to a fancy apartment that she cleans on a daily basis not knowing that it's his place. Tom plays along with the charade despite not knowing who Joan really is, while she tries to tidy up Tom's place not knowing who he really is.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both war
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParanormal Roommates (2013)
When government office clerk Harvey Underwood is called in to work he must leave his roommates Nessie and Bigfoot alone in his apartment, allowing the cryptozoologic duo to get into mischief while he is gone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore?
The closest matches to Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore are The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) and All for Love (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore?
Start with The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), the closest match to Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
What is the highest-rated movie like Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore?
Heartbreak Ridge (1986), rated 6.9/10 by 1,190 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore?
Love Is in the Air (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore?
Yes: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010) and All for Love (2017).
How are movies similar to Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.