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Movies like Through the Fire (2002)

The best movies like Through the Fire (2002) are You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), L.A. Without a Map (1999) and Madame (2017). If Through the Fire hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. The 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

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  5. 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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  6. Father of the Bride (1950)

    Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

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

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  7. An 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

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  8. Hitch (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

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  9. Celeste & 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  10. Tall Girl (2019)

    Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall.

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

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  11. Made for Each Other (1939)

    A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

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

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  12. Funny Girl (1968)

    The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.

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

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  13. A Lot Like Love (2005)

    On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to... lovers?

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

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  14. Jersey 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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  15. It Runs in the Family (2003)

    This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

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

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  16. 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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  17. Let's Make Love (1960)

    When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

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

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  18. Best Man Down (2012)

    A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

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

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  19. Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)

    Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of letting go, moving on, and forgiveness.

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

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  20. The Good Half (2024)

    Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Through the Fire?

The closest matches to Through the Fire are You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), L.A. Without a Map (1999) and Madame (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Through the Fire?

Start with You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), the closest match to Through the Fire.

What is the highest-rated movie like Through the Fire?

Funny Girl (1968), rated 7.1/10 by 452 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Through the Fire?

The Good Half (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Through the Fire?

Yes: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), L.A. Without a Map (1999) and Madame (2017).

How are movies similar to Through the Fire chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Through the Fire, 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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