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Movies like Tomboy (1985)

The best movies like Tomboy (1985) are Maintenance Required (2025), ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023) and Speedway (1968). If Tomboy hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Maintenance Required (2025)

    Charlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous online confidant - unaware she's confiding in Beau, the very rival threatening her business. As sparks fly both online and off, the truth threatens to blow everything apart.

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

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  2. ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

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

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  3. Speedway (1968)

    A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.

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

  4. Playing It Cool (2014)

    A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.

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

  5. The Ugly Truth (2009)

    A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

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

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  6. Desperados (2020)

    A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.

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

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  7. The Long Weekend (2005)

    Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, his brother Cooper works hard in trying to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams.

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

  8. Girl 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

  9. How I Got Into College (1989)

    High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.

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

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  10. Cuban Fury (2014)

    Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

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

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  11. Players (2024)

    New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

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

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  12. Sex Appeal (2022)

    Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.

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

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  13. Puppy Love (2023)

    After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.

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

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  14. Bros (2022)

    Two gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.

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

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  15. That Awkward Moment (2014)

    Best pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.

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

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  16. Office Romance (2026)

    Jackie, President and CEO of Air Cruz, runs a tight ship in her business, including a rigid anti-fraternization policy for all her employees. When a new sexy lawyer begins working for her, that policy becomes very tested.

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

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  17. I Want You Back (2022)

    Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.

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

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  18. My Fake Boyfriend (2022)

    A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.

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

  19. The Incredible Jessica James (2017)

    Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.

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

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  20. Paris, Wine & Romance (2019)

    Isabella is the ambitious new owner of her family’s Oregon winery whose dream of becoming world-renowned takes a big step forward when she enters a prestigious wine competition in Paris. Upon arrival, Isabella meets her biggest competitor, Jacques, from one of the world’s foremost winemaking families. Impressed by Isabella and her expertise in wine, a budding romance develops between them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  21. The House Bunny (2008)

    Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

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

  22. Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)

    Bitti Mishra is a bohemian Bareilly girl who falls deeply in love with Pritam Vidrohi, an author because she admires his progressive way of thinking. Finding him though proves to be as hard as looking for a needle in the haystack. So Bitti seeks the help of the local printing press-owner, Chirag Dubey on her journey of love.

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

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  23. In the Land of Women (2007)

    After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.

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

  24. Vuokrasulhanen (1945)

    A story about Meeri who is going through a divorce. She is hiding the relationship with a boxer. After seeing an advertisement in a magazine, she then hires a cavalier from an ad agency to escort her home from an upper-class party.

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

  25. 3 Men and a Baby (1987)

    Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  26. Bachelor Party (1984)

    On the eve of his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, unassuming nice guy Rick is dragged out for a night of debauchery by his friends.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  27. The Last Supper (1995)

    A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. Ice Princess (2005)

    With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  29. No. 2 (2006)

    A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Frostbitten (2006)

    After Annika, a medical doctor, gets work at the local hospital, she and her 17-year old daughter Saga move to a small town in northern Sweden. Annika is keen to work with her idol, geneticist Professor Gerhard Beckert. However Beckert's sinister past in the Waffen-SS soon catches up with him when a couple of pill-popping interns mistake an experimental vaccine for party drugs. Mayhem ensues as the town's teenagers succumb one by one to the mysterious virus.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Tomboy?

The closest matches to Tomboy are Maintenance Required (2025), ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023) and Speedway (1968). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Tomboy?

Start with Maintenance Required (2025), the closest match to Tomboy.

What is the highest-rated movie like Tomboy?

¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023), rated 8.4/10 by 378 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Tomboy?

Office Romance (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Tomboy?

Yes: Maintenance Required (2025), ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023) and Speedway (1968).

How are movies similar to Tomboy chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Tomboy, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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