Movies like Chances Are (1989)
The best movies like Chances Are (1989) are All of Me (1984), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Hello Again (1987). If Chances Are hooked you with its fantasy and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedGhost (1990)7.3/10 from 6,304 votes
- NewestAngry Angel (2017)Released 2017
All of Me (1984)
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb, to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeaven Can Wait (1978)
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHello Again (1987)
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHeart and Souls (1993)
A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Butcher's Wife (1991)
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMade in Heaven (1987)
Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follows. They spend the next three decades drifting back together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaxie (1985)
When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she gets that audition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisSwitch (1991)
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJust Like Heaven (2005)
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAlways (1989)
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwo of a Kind (1983)
God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world by falling in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDefending Your Life (1991)
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisL.A. Story (1991)
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhost (1990)
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Destiny (1990)
Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDelirious (1991)
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPeggy Sue Got Married (1986)
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodbye Charlie (1964)
When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a beautiful woman and moves in with his/her best friend as a base operation for enacting sweet revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Michael (1996)
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Heavenly Kid (1985)
After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGhost Dad (1990)
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like this18 Again! (1988)
81-year-old millionaire Jack Watson switches bodies with his 18-year-old grandson David, leading the two to experience life on opposite ends of the age spectrum. But when David, trapped in Jack's aged body, ends up in a coma, his grandfather must use his meager knowledge of the youth to prevent his family from pulling the plug.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBig (1988)
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDown to Earth (2001)
Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure there's been a mistake. Miraculously, he's right! An angel tells Lance he was taken prematurely but assures him he can be returned to Earth - in the aged body of a ruthless white billionaire. In this improbable reincarnation, Lance begins a hilarious quest to realize his showbiz dream...and, along the way, discovers the person he never imagined he could be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both fantasy & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisOh, God! You Devil (1984)
George Burns is back as God, but oops, here he is as Satan, too. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to Satan, and Satan is all too happy to oblige. Oops! Seems the fellow was watched over by God as a baby, so now the almighty and his nemesis have to duke it out over the soul.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlmost an Angel (1990)
Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for his past life. Not believing it at first, he soon becomes convinced he must be an Angel. Not having any Angel powers yet, he must use his own experiences and talents to make good things happen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAngry Angel (2017)
Allison Pyke is a young angel who's trying to get her ticket into heaven. Complications arise when two important men in her life unexpectedly show up to form a love triangle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Date with an Angel (1987)
Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBedazzled (2000)
Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil puts her own little twist on each of his fantasies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Chances Are?
The closest matches to Chances Are are All of Me (1984), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Hello Again (1987). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Chances Are?
People who watched Chances Are most often go on to All of Me (1984), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Hello Again (1987).
What is the highest-rated movie like Chances Are?
Ghost (1990), rated 7.3/10 by 6,304 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Chances Are?
Angry Angel (2017) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Chances Are?
Yes: All of Me (1984), Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Hello Again (1987).
How are movies similar to Chances Are chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Chances Are, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.