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Movies like Jeans (1998)

The best movies like Jeans (1998) are The Last Five Years (2014), Drumline (2002) and I Still Believe (2020). If Jeans 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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  1. The Last Five Years (2014)

    In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

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

  2. Drumline (2002)

    A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.

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

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  3. I Still Believe (2020)

    The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

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

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  4. Vishwanath & Sons (2026)

    A celebrated Olympian shooter travels to America looking for a donor to help his sick child — but unexpected romance complicates his search.

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

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  5. Emma (1996)

    Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.

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

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  6. Starstruck (2010)

    Pop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with following his heart or doing what's best for his career.

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

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  7. Drumline: A New Beat (2014)

    A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

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

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  8. Marry Me (2022)

    After finding out about her fiancé's cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger. They must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love.

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

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  9. Jersey Girl (2004)

    Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

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

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  10. Hobson's Choice (1954)

    A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

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

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  11. Love Me Tender (1956)

    After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.

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

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  12. The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

    A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes?

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

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  13. Dragon (2025)

    Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.

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

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  14. The Lost Husband (2020)

    Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

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

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  15. What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

    Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

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

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  16. It Takes Two (1995)

    Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.

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

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  17. Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

    Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation.

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

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  18. Strangers When We Meet (1960)

    A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.

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

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  19. The Wedding March (2016)

    When former college sweethearts Olivia Pershing and Mick Turner are unexpectedly reunited the weekend of Olivia's wedding, the former couple initially locks horns but as the events of the weekend unfold, Olivia and Mick find old feelings rising to the surface. Will the bride-to-be walk down the aisle as planned or will she decide to give her first love a second chance?

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

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  20. The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)

    One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.

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

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  21. Never Been Kissed (1999)

    Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

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

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  22. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

    Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.

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

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  23. I Often Think of Piroschka (1955)

    Andreas, a young German student comes to Hungary on an exchange programme. In the Hungarian village he falls in love with the stationmaster's daughter Piroschka and spends much of his time with her. They have an enchanting summer until Andreas gets an invitation to join another young woman at a nearby resort. Piroschka is jealous and follows him there, causing trouble. It takes a long time for Andreas and Piroschka to even talk to each other again. When Andreas has to leave Hungary at the end of his holiday, he is determined to return some day.

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

  24. The Extraterrestrial Woman (1984)

    Extraterrestrial Girl visited Earth. Inventor Blinkov fe in love with her. His love has awakened in her new emotions and feelings but she realized that Blinkov can not live in a different world.

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

  25. Ali and Alia (2019)

    Ali and Alia are childhood neighbors that fell in love with each other, but bigger events occur in their lives which gets them separated. Ali seeks to maintain Alia's heart even if it is through substance abuse.

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

  26. How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

    Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

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

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  27. Iris (2001)

    True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

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

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  28. Angel (2007)

    Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.

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

  29. Nest of Vipers (1978)

    A background of rising fascism in Venice in 1930s. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena.

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

  30. O Amor em Fases (2024)

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Jeans?

The closest matches to Jeans are The Last Five Years (2014), Drumline (2002) and I Still Believe (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Jeans?

Start with The Last Five Years (2014), the closest match to Jeans.

What is the highest-rated movie like Jeans?

I Still Believe (2020), rated 7.6/10 by 1,255 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Jeans?

Vishwanath & Sons (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Tamil movies like Jeans?

Yes: Vishwanath & Sons (2026) and Dragon (2025).

How are movies similar to Jeans chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Jeans, 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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