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Movies like Adida Melam (2016)

The best movies like Adida Melam (2016) are Strictly Sexual (2008), XX/XY (2002) and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). If Adida Melam hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Strictly Sexual (2008)

    Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes.

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

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  2. XX/XY (2002)

    Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.

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

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  3. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

    Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.

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

  4. Chéri (2009)

    The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

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

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  5. Boys (2003)

    The story centers on six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of teenage life. The film conveys a message about the importance of a good education and career over other distractions, such as romance and sex.

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

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  6. Father of the Bride (2022)

    A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.

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

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  7. L.A. Without a Map (1999)

    An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

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

  8. Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)

    Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes to bars, to help her meet people and build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.

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

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  9. 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

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  10. Camille (2008)

    A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

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

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  11. I Met a Girl (2020)

    An aspiring musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross-country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his long-suffering brother to chase after him.

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

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  12. The Best You Can (2025)

    Cynthia Rand is a buttoned-up New Yorker married to a brilliant professor 25 years her senior. She begins feeling the effects of her husband’s advancing age on their relationship, just as her world is turned upside down by the arrival of sharp but chronically underachieving security guard Stan Olszewski in this smart rom-com that reunites Bacon and Sedgwick on screen for the first time in 20 years.

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

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  13. Enemies, a Love Story (1989)

    A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.

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

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  14. 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

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  15. Madame (2017)

    Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.

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

  16. 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

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  17. Rosaline (2022)

    Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

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

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  18. Which Brings Me to You (2023)

    Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of messy histories and heartbreak, on the off chance that this fling might be the real thing.

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

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  19. The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)

    A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.

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

  20. 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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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Adida Melam?

The closest matches to Adida Melam are Strictly Sexual (2008), XX/XY (2002) and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Adida Melam?

Start with Strictly Sexual (2008), the closest match to Adida Melam.

What is the highest-rated movie like Adida Melam?

Rosaline (2022), rated 7.1/10 by 346 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Adida Melam?

The Best You Can (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Tamil movies like Adida Melam?

Yes: Boys (2003).

How are movies similar to Adida Melam chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Adida Melam, 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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