Movies like Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
The best movies like Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) are John and Mary (1969), Husbands (1970) and The April Fools (1969). If Minnie and Moskowitz hooked you with its romance and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedA Woman Under the Influence (1974)7.7/10 from 593 votes
- NewestLove Streams (1984)Released 1984
John and Mary (1969)
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHusbands (1970)
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe April Fools (1969)
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to the boss. They spend an innocent night in New York becoming more and more attracted to each other, so that when Catherine announces she intends to leave her husband and return to Paris, Howard asks to go along too.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisTell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
The story of three wildly neurotic characters: a facially disfigured girl, a homosexual paraplegic, and an introvert epileptic who, after leaving the hospital, set up housekeeping together in a cottage where they support each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968)
A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlume in Love (1973)
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Old Boyfriends (1979)
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Unmarried Woman (1978)
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Love Streams (1984)
Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCarnal Knowledge (1971)
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCinderella Liberty (1973)
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Starting Over (1979)
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Graduate (1967)
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBarefoot in the Park (1967)
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisClaudine (1974)
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPlayers (1979)
A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Faces (1968)
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSemi-Tough (1977)
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisIrma la Douce (1963)
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSweet Hostage (1975)
An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide-away, where they soon become friends and, eventually, lovers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
A Warm December (1973)
Widower Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter go to London for a month of dirt-bike racing. While there, Dr. Younger is surprised by finding himself attracted to Catherine, a charming but elusive woman who seems to have some mysterious men following her. A romance slowly develops between the doctor and Catherine, but there are complications to their happiness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Melvin and Howard (1980)
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWise Blood (1979)
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhich Way Is Up? (1977)
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFatso (1980)
Dominick DiNapoli is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister Antoinette sets out to help him lose weight. Although he has a hard time trying to slim down, Dominick finds inspiration when he meets and falls for shop owner Lydia. Can he get up the courage to ask her out, or will he go back to the comfort of overeating?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Minnie and Moskowitz?
The closest matches to Minnie and Moskowitz are John and Mary (1969), Husbands (1970) and The April Fools (1969). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Minnie and Moskowitz?
People who watched Minnie and Moskowitz most often go on to John and Mary (1969), Husbands (1970) and The April Fools (1969).
What is the highest-rated movie like Minnie and Moskowitz?
A Woman Under the Influence (1974), rated 7.7/10 by 593 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Minnie and Moskowitz?
Love Streams (1984) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Minnie and Moskowitz?
Yes: John and Mary (1969), Husbands (1970) and The April Fools (1969).
How are movies similar to Minnie and Moskowitz chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Minnie and Moskowitz, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.