Movies like 23:59 Até o Último Minuto (Parte 1) (2020)

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

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

Cosi (1996)

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overrun by one of the patients, who wants to stage the opera Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart, despite the fact that none of the patients can sing or speak Italian. A comedy of errors ensues, but one which unifies the patients and their director in unexpected ways.

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 Other Sister (1999)

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

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

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

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

Paper Heart (2009)

Paper Heart follows Nick and Charlyne on a cross-country journey to document what exactly "love" is. Interviewing ministers, happily married couples, chemists, romance novelists, divorce lawyers, a group of children and more, the determined young girl attempts to find definition and perhaps even experience the mysterious emotion.

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

An Unexpected Christmas (2021)

Jamie hasn’t told his family that he and his now ex-girlfriend Emily broke up. After an inopportune run-in with Emily at the train station in his hometown, Jamie convinces her to pretend they’re still a couple to avoid ruining Christmas for his family.

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

My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

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

Love in Taipei (2023)

A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.

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

Just Another Christmas (2020)

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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

The Seven Year Hitch (2012)

Jennifer and Kevin are childhood best friends who have lived together, platonically, as adults for many years. When Jennifer decides to marry her cheating, manipulative boyfriend, Bryce Kevin has to stop the wedding to protect her from making, what he believes is, a terrible mistake. With a little help from his brother and neighbor Kevin discovers that he and Jennifer are already legally married due to common law, having lived together for seven years and, as such, Jennifer can not marry Bryce.

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

Holiday Harmony (2022)

A likeable and talented underdog gets momentarily sidelined from chasing her musical dreams when her van breaks down in a welcoming small town just before Christmas.

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

The Wrong Paris (2025)

Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.

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

Not Easily Broken (2009)

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

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

Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)

In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.

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

The Rogue's Trial (2024)

After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.

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

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)

Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia.

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

Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)

Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.

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

Woman on Top (2000)

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

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

The Little Bird of Ribeira (1960)

Popular in the riverside area of Porto, Micas raised her daughter, Madalena, at the cost of sacrifice, as her father emigrated to Brazil. With a happy voice, Madalena works on unloading the coal, seeing her loves thwarted by her humble condition. Barata, another typical figure who makes a living from expedients, helps Madalena's father - meanwhile returned, to "register" her - in a kidnapping plan capable of facilitating her reconciliation with Micas, who is reluctant... Things get complicated, but happiness ends up triumphing.

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

A Mão Direita (2024)

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

A Volta (2024)

Laura is surprised one night with the news that her younger sister Katherine, who disappeared at age 7, has been found. More than 11 years have passed since the tragic event. Her parents died uncertain whether their daughter was alive or not. Now, Laura must cope alone with this reunion and with all of Katherine's scars.

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

Who Trains My Hands to War (TBA)

Founding a social Muay Thai project in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Mestre BG and his competitors face the adversities of an underfunded project and fight to win their place on the podium. The challenges intensify when one of the students, Raíssa Pacheco, secures a spot to compete in a South American championship in Uruguay.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

TETE (2025)

Tete is a cat fascinated by art, skateboarding, and her city, Rio de Janeiro. On a late summer afternoon, bored with the monotony of her room, she hits the streets for an adventure on wheels. Rolling past various tourist spots, dribbling around cars, and riding down hills, the kitten finds her peace. However, Tete didn't expect a mysterious portal right in the middle of the skatepark. Distracted while doing a trick, she falls into the hole and travels through different dimensions of animation. Confused and scared of losing the trace of her identity, a new adventure begins for Tete: finding her way back home.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance

Piece of Paradise (2022)

Alex returns to a lifeless home that she ran away from at a young age. Once home, she begins filming a video about her past life but begins to question why she is putting her misery on display instead of doing what makes her happy.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

The First Temptation of Christ (2019)

Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

The Rundown (2003)

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Unrest (2006)

A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery