Movies like Hot Sweet Sour (2017)
The best movies like Hot Sweet Sour (2017) are In Your Dreams (2023), Time of Happiness (2017) and Love Tactics (2022). If Hot Sweet Sour hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedLove Tactics (2022)7.1/10 from 336 votes
- NewestLove in 39 Degrees (2024)Released 2024
In Your Dreams (2023)
You know the feeling. It feels like time slows down as your eyes meet a stranger’s. Then you walk pass each other, neither of you looking back. That’s what happened with Pelin and Engin. Lo and behold, they open their eyes in the same bed. And you may want to brace yourself for this one, as a two-year married couple! It must be a dream. No, a nightmare. But now, to wake up they must fall in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTime of Happiness (2017)
True love is not about perfection, it is hidden in flaws. The movie 'Mutluluk Zamani' (Time of Happiness) tells the story of Mert (Baris Arduc) who creates his 'perfect' life without facing his past and Ada (Elcin Sangu) who builds her own way of life based on all of her past experiences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove Tactics (2022)
An ad executive and a fashion designer-blogger don't believe in love, so they place a bet to make the other fall head over heels - with unusual tactics.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne-Way to Tomorrow (2020)
Two strangers meet on a journey from Ankara to Izmir. Although having a rough start, their relationship takes a different path when they realize they have to confront themselves and would like to clean the slate as they get to know each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove Tactics 2 (2023)
Asli thinks marriage is a scam, and says so. But when her beau Kerem unexpectedly agrees, she goes to great lengths to manipulate him into proposing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLast Summer (2021)
During summer vacation in a beachside town, 16-year-old Deniz seeks the affection of his childhood crush and navigates a love triangle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisPrivate Lesson (2022)
Posing as a private tutor, Azra secretly coaches students on achieving their goals in life and love — but not without a few bumps in the road.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHusband Factor (2015)
A traditional Turkish woman tries to find love and is forced by her family members to get married.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisWater and Fire (2013)
A pretty young girl falls for an enigmatic, shy man who sweeps her off her feet. She becomes pregnant but is not allowed to tell him. His advisers are adamant. Back home, they have set up a wedding with the daughter of an antagonistic family and marriage will put an end to the blood feud between them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisYou Do You (2023)
Merve chose the bohemian life, but it didn't choose her back. Faced with eviction, she starts a new job and stumbles into a spicy setup with her boss.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Romantic Comedy (2010)
Bored with her life and inspired by a friend's wedding, Esra quits her job and dumps her boyfriend, leading to a series of romantic misadventures.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisComing Soon (2014)
Pirated DVD seller Zafer who is formerly an extra in movies, swore to give up illegal works when his wife wanted to get divorce. To win his family back, he and his old-fashioned crew decided to make a movie called "Summit - The End Of Evil" which is a fantastic science fiction movie and couldn't be shot since 1977. A funny, entertaining and emotional journey awaits him who waded into this adventure with his unqualified crew.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMake Me Believe (2023)
Two meddling grannies trick their adult grandkids into a meet-cute that reignites a childhood crush and old grudges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Four of Us (2021)
After their partner swap experiment takes a turn, four friends arrive at a remote beach hut to face the fallout and purge themselves of deeper truths.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHoneymoonish (2024)
Two newlyweds on their honeymoon discover that they are different in almost every way — but can these opposites attract?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBoss Wants a Happy Ending (2014)
Sinan is sent to Capadocia by his boss, Isfendiyar to write a screenplay. As he waits for inspiration, Sinan finds himself running first into Eylul, the daughter of Izzet, who owns the hotel where he's booked to stay, and then into soap opera star Faruk, his former good friend and present enemy. It isn't long before cabdriver Lokman, who declares himself Sinan's 'chauffeur' and Arif, a local farmer and horse breeder, are part of both Sinan's life and his screenplay. Although plentiful adventures among the magical fairy chimneys, colorful balloons and at the annual grape festival become like a movie for all involved, the happy ending awaited by the boss, Isfendiyar never happens. But the boss insists on his happy ending. And Sinan has to write that ending!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeliha (2014)
A woman desperately seeking for a man to love. When he finally arrives, she overlooks him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisBrother in Love (2019)
A robbery leaves a proprietor penniless before his wedding, but becoming a son-in-law to a second family might be the financial solution he needs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove in 39 Degrees (2024)
Fatih and Kumru, a lawyer from different cities, team up for a case involving a cheating spouse. They spend 8 hours racing around Izmir gathering evidence, unexpectedly altering their plans and lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Miracle (2015)
1960s Turkey countryside. A newly assigned teacher finds out that the solitary village is missing a school. He gets fond of the village people and especially a disabled man. The teacher helps the village to build a new school and educate the children and the disabled man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYou 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Other Sister (1999)
A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIrreplaceable You (2018)
A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMadame (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
SnoozefestMovies like thisAn Unexpected Christmas (2021)
Jamie hasn’t told his family that he and his now ex-girlfriend Emily broke up. After an inopportune run-in with Emily at the train station in his hometown, Jamie convinces her to pretend they’re still a couple to avoid ruining Christmas for his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHitch (2005)
Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMerry Kissmas (2015)
Unwinding her relationship from a controlling choreographer, Kayla happens to take an elevator ride with lonesome caterer “Dustin”. The lift stalls, and spontaneously, magical kisses follow. Soon the choreographer makes nice, and Dustin retreats. Kayla becomes confused as to which man to love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJersey 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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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hot Sweet Sour?
The closest matches to Hot Sweet Sour are In Your Dreams (2023), Time of Happiness (2017) and Love Tactics (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hot Sweet Sour?
People who watched Hot Sweet Sour most often go on to In Your Dreams (2023), Time of Happiness (2017) and Love Tactics (2022).
What is the highest-rated movie like Hot Sweet Sour?
Love Tactics (2022), rated 7.1/10 by 336 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hot Sweet Sour?
Love in 39 Degrees (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Hot Sweet Sour chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hot Sweet Sour, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.