Movies like The Boy Downstairs (2018)
The best movies like The Boy Downstairs (2018) are Permission (2018), The Lovers (2017) and Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017). If The Boy Downstairs hooked you with its romance and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWhat If (2014)6.7/10 from 2,127 votes
- NewestMonday (2021)Released 2021
Permission (2018)
Anna and Will, were each other’s first every-things: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, at Anna’s 30th birthday party, as Will is about to propose, the couple’s best friend makes a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship – as a sexual experiment.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lovers (2017)
The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLiterally, Right Before Aaron (2017)
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her upcoming wedding. Returning home for the festivities, Adam must confront unresolved feelings while trying to convince himself and everyone else that he is truly happy for her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Clapper (2018)
Eddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials and experiences a whirlwind of overnight fame after a late-night talk show host publicizes his frequent infomercial appearances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Great Pretender (2018)
The lives of a French theater director, her ex-boyfriend, and the two actors playing them intersect dramatically.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Two Night Stand (2014)
After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisManifesto (2017)
An edited version of Rosefeldt's installation work of the same name, Manifesto is an outstanding tribute to various (art) manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth century, ranging from Communism to Dogme, in connection with thirteen different characters, including a homeless man, a factory worker and a corporate CEO, who are all played by Cate Blanchett. A striking humorous audio-visual experience.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat If (2014)
Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan, seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSleeping with Other People (2015)
Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Weekend (2019)
A comedian goes away for the weekend with an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Monday (2021)
A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Blind Brother (2016)
Love for the same woman causes conflict between an over-achieving blind athlete and the brother who made him that way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisElephants (2018)
When a fiery young couple attempts to rekindle their relationship after three years apart, the highs and lows of their passion leave the pair wondering if nostalgia is enough to keep them together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
In a Relationship (2018)
Long-term couple Owen and Hallie are breaking up—or maybe not?—and just as their relationship reaches a turning point, Matt and Willa embark on a romance of their own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLast Night (2010)
Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. But when Michael finds himself alone on a business trip with an attractive new colleague and Joanna encounters the other great love of her life, each is thrust into an evening of temptation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNewness (2017)
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDrinking Buddies (2013)
Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChuck (2017)
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCeleste & Jesse Forever (2012)
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuck Butter (2018)
Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast forward their relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGreenberg (2010)
Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—until his brother's assistant, Florence, comes to his rescue. She's as much a lost soul as he is, and the pair form a significant connection—giving Roger a much-needed reason to be happy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBuster's Mal Heart (2017)
An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisObvious Child (2014)
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Last Night (2019)
A man and a woman start to fall for each other after they get locked inside a movie theater on their first date.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Afternoon Delight (2013)
Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom, frustrated with the responsibilities of her son's preschool, a lacklustre sex life and a career that's gone kaput. One night, intent on spicing up their marriage, she visits an LA strip club with her husband, where she meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAn Actor Prepares (2018)
After suffering a heart attack, a world-famous and hard-drinking actor is forced to drive across country with his estranged son—who testified against him in his parents' divorce—on one last madcap adventure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
People You May Know (2017)
An introvert realizes he can be whomever he wants to be on the Internet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDonnybrook (2018)
An ex-marine who struggles to provide for his family and a violent drug dealer with an undefeated fighting record are determined to compete in the Donnybrook, a legendary, bare-knuckle brawl with a cash prize of $100,000.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like this#Stuck (2014)
A hot one-night stand turns into an awkward morning after when Guy and Holly get stuck in a dead-stopped traffic jam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Boy Downstairs?
The closest matches to The Boy Downstairs are Permission (2018), The Lovers (2017) and Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Boy Downstairs?
People who watched The Boy Downstairs most often go on to Permission (2018), The Lovers (2017) and Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Boy Downstairs?
What If (2014), rated 6.7/10 by 2,127 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Boy Downstairs?
Monday (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Boy Downstairs?
Yes: Permission (2018), The Lovers (2017) and Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017).
How are movies similar to The Boy Downstairs chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Boy Downstairs, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.