Movies like Ricky (1996)

He Said, She Said (1991)

Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.

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

Our Story (1984)

Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life. An attractive young woman, Donatienne, suddenly enters the compartment and offers to make love to him. Robert accepts but, when the woman leaves the train afterwards, he decides to follow her...

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

A California Christmas (2020)

With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.

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

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.

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

The Baltimorons (2025)

A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.

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

Young People Fucking (2007)

On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures. Matt and Kris, friends for years, want to have an only-once, no-strings good time. Abby and Andrew, married, celebrate his birthday, but it's marred by angst and miscommunication. Mia and Eric are exes, making sure they are over each other. Jaime and Ken work together and this is a first date. Inez and Gord invite his roommate, Dave, to join them. By the time each couple has gone through a prelude, foreplay, sex, an interlude, orgasm, and afterglow, they've answered basic questions: can sex be anonymous, are we bored, is our marriage really finished, does anyone tell the truth, and how do we make someone happy?

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

Cyrus (2010)

With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.

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

Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

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

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.

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

The Best You Can (2025)

Cynthia Rand is a buttoned-up New Yorker married to a brilliant professor 25 years her senior. She begins feeling the effects of her husband’s advancing age on their relationship, just as her world is turned upside down by the arrival of sharp but chronically underachieving security guard Stan Olszewski in this smart rom-com that reunites Bacon and Sedgwick on screen for the first time in 20 years.

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

Delirious (2007)

Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the moment, Les grows jealous and plots revenge.

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

Camille (2008)

A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

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

XX/XY (2002)

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.

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

A California Christmas: City Lights (2021)

Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.

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

Irreplaceable You (2018)

A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.

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

Just Before I Go (2015)

Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.

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

Anaïs in Love (2021)

A young woman struggling to stay on top of everything in her life meets a married publisher and begins an affair with him.

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

Breaking & Exiting (2018)

Harry, a charming house thief, gets more than he bargains for during an attempted burglary when he stumbles upon Daisy and decides to save her from herself, sending both of them into a darkly comedic journey of self discovery and love.

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

Sidewalks of New York (2001)

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.

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

Other People's Money (1991)

When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractive daughter—who is a lawyer—to stop the takeover. However, the raider soon becomes infatuated with her, and enjoys the legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.

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

The Bet (1968)

In this 16 mm feature film, the journalist Miguel Salguero portrays the adventures of a group of people who make a bet and undertake a risky trip by land to Puerto Limón, crossing mighty rivers and wild nature, at a time when there was no road to the Caribbean port.

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

Au sein des autres (2026)

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

My Classmate is a Widow (2023)

I'm sorry, darling... Misato, at the young age of 33, becomes a widow after her husband dies of illness. Ten months after the funeral, she receives a call from a man named Sato, her husband's former subordinate, who wants to pay his respects and comes to her house. Coincidentally, he is Misato's classmate and first love. Reunited with Sato, Misato finds herself alone with him on the living room sofa, and as she looks at her husband's portrait, she feels a small flame ignited within her.

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

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 (2008)

As Nessa and the Wests head to Essex to spend Christmas with the Shipmans, Gavin and Stacey have a startling announcement to make.

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

Love Barista (2025)

A superstar Korean actor stranded in Vietnam ends up crossing paths with a sweet, ordinary barista-to-be, kicking off an unpredictable, heart-fluttery romance that shakes up both their worlds.

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

Forgotten Holiday (2026)

Kathryn Liu is an antiques buyer for her father’s store and has been happily dating Rob Ashford for nearly a year. When he surprises her with a pre-Christmas proposal, her fear of a failed relationship sends her dashing away without giving him an answer. Heartbroken, as Rob drives to his sister’s house he has a car accident that leaves him without memories of the past year, including their relationship and his once-infectious love of Christmas. Following the unconventional orders from his doctor, Kathryn agrees to help trigger Rob’s memory by retracing their romance and reintroducing him to the holidays. But as his memories inch closer to returning, Kathryn must face the painful truth that bringing Rob back to himself may mean losing him forever, unless she can finally find the courage to fight for the love she was too afraid to claim.

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

Harceleurs (2026)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

When Silence Barks (2026)

At 17, Jérémy dreams of becoming a filmmaker and shares an incredibly close bond with his older brother Théo, a rising rap artist. But the onset of psychotic symptoms throws the family’s fragile balance into turmoil. Amid denial, crises and attempts to create together, the two brothers fight to preserve their bond. Jérémy must learn to accept his illness, live with it, and ultimately let go of the life he had imagined for himself.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

The Blood of Exile (1971)

Two high-school students, one French and one Algerian, have grown up together. Their friendship initially crosses the national and political division between their communities. As the independence struggle intensifies, however, their lives begin to diverge.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Yosōi no machi (1979)

Wakako, a famous hairdresser, discovers that a young girl visiting her salon one day has a scar on her ear and realizes she is her daughter, Kayoko. Twelve years earlier, Wakako had divorced her husband due to incompatibility. Every time Kayoko visits, Wakako is overjoyed and dotes on her, thinking she would never see her again. However, her husband, Yasuzo, tries to give her money, saying he doesn't want her to see Kayoko, and Wakako is disillusioned by her husband's unchanging behavior. After a photographer named Masumura confesses his love for her, Wakako is about to start a new life with a fresh start.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama