Movies like When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again (2023)
The best movies like When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again (2023) are ¿Y cómo es él? (2022), White Men Can't Jump (1992) and The House of Tomorrow (2019). If When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedStraight Outta Compton (2015)7.8/10 from 4,363 votes
- NewestWoodwards (2025)Released 2025
¿Y cómo es él? (2022)
Thomas is a meek man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Despite his situation he decides to fake a work trip to go to Vallarta to confront Jero, a taxi driver who is sleeping with his wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhite Men Can't Jump (1992)
Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House of Tomorrow (2019)
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbout Alex (2014)
When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhite Men Can't Jump (2023)
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLandline (2017)
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClass Act (1992)
Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmergency (2022)
Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an unexpected situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSubUrbia (1997)
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFunny People (2009)
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisHappy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
Colin has rented a stately country home for his extended family’s New Year celebrations. He’s the centre of attention until his estranged brother David unexpectedly arrives, throwing the family dynamic far off orbit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSmall Apartments (2012)
When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Own Love Song (2010)
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFamily Weekend (2013)
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Dog Year (2009)
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trip to Italy (2014)
Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFun with Dick and Jane (1977)
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Climb (2020)
Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by sowing discord in that of others, across many years of laughter, heartbreak, and rage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisElection (1999)
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this92 in the Shade (1975)
A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fishing sea captain.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Baguettes (2015)
A woman enjoys a baguette sandwich on a park bench. A suit-clad stranger walks by and away, then returns and sits right beside her. His unusual offer is cause for concern.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama
Spare Change (2024)
Three disillusioned outcasts meet in a laundromat. A punk who's lost his pills, a freshly-kicked-out-of-home youth, and a girl obsessed with vampires. What could go wrong?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy
The Cowboys (1972)
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChasing the Blues (2018)
Two rival record collectors attempt to con an old lady out of a rare but cursed 1930s blues record. When a series of unfortunate circumstances lands them in jail, the feud festers for over 20 years until they are released from prison and get a second chance at snagging the vinyl - this time from a more formidable foe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWoodwards (2025)
A young woman struggles with living a life wherein her identity is still tied to the abuse she experienced as a child. One night, she falls victim to an episode triggered by her PTSD and is forced to confront her struggles through two strange but poignant interactions with strangers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Love and Hisses (1937)
As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
#1 Cheerleader Camp (2010)
A pair of horny European-American college guys get summer jobs at a sexy cheerleader camp.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again?
The closest matches to When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again are ¿Y cómo es él? (2022), White Men Can't Jump (1992) and The House of Tomorrow (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again?
Start with ¿Y cómo es él? (2022), the closest match to When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again.
What is the highest-rated movie like When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again?
Straight Outta Compton (2015), rated 7.8/10 by 4,363 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again?
Woodwards (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again?
Yes: ¿Y cómo es él? (2022), White Men Can't Jump (1992) and The House of Tomorrow (2019).
How are movies similar to When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside When You Meet The Dude You Don't Like Again, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.