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Movies like Finding Your Feet (2017)

The best movies like Finding Your Feet (2017) are Coyote Ugly (2000), Once Around (1991) and Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011). If Finding Your Feet 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. Coyote Ugly (2000)

    Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.

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

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  2. Once Around (1991)

    A struggling woman finds unexpected love with a charismatic older salesman at a real estate seminar. Their passionate relationship clashes with the values of her family, particularly her father.

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

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  3. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)

    A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.

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

  4. Being Julia (2004)

    Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

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

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  5. The Baltimorons (2025)

    A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.

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

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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

  10. Love Sarah (2020)

    A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.

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

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  11. Letters to Juliet (2010)

    An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

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

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  12. Happiness for Beginners (2023)

    At a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.

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

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  13. Shadows in the Sun (2005)

    An aspiring young writer tracks a literary titan suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural Italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters.

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

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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. Persuasion (2022)

    Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - the dashing one she once sent away - crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

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

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  17. Love in Taipei (2023)

    A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.

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

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  18. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

    London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.

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

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  19. Little Italy (2018)

    Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

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

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  20. Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015)

    An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic.

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

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  21. Imagine Me & You (2006)

    During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.

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

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  22. Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

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

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  23. Jack & Sarah (1995)

    Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1.

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

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  24. Pandora's Box (1929)

    The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

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

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  25. Cars (2006)

    Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

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

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  26. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)

    A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.

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

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  27. Bean (1997)

    Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.

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

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  28. Birds Without Names (2017)

    An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.

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

  29. No Thank You (2014)

    Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.

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

  30. Withnail & I (1987)

    Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Finding Your Feet?

The closest matches to Finding Your Feet are Coyote Ugly (2000), Once Around (1991) and Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Finding Your Feet?

Start with Coyote Ugly (2000), the closest match to Finding Your Feet.

What is the highest-rated movie like Finding Your Feet?

Imagine Me & You (2006), rated 7.6/10 by 1,153 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Finding Your Feet?

The Baltimorons (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Finding Your Feet?

Yes: Coyote Ugly (2000), Once Around (1991) and Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011).

How are movies similar to Finding Your Feet chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Finding Your Feet, 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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