Movies like First Dates
If First Dates hooked you with its romance, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
True Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHenry & June (1990)
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin her blessing to sleep with her husband. Then, when June returns to France, an unexpected, and sometimes contentious, threesome forms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTongue Tied (TBA)
Kelly and Harold’s first date goes off course when a kissing confession sparks a showdown over their own insecurities and the confusing line between attraction and repulsion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Thus Began Antoine's Down-Going (2021)
Antoine - a grieving loner - spends his days in a cafe on Place Clichy watching people. Every day, he sees a woman he calls Albertine get out of the subway and go to the movies. Today, he takes it upon himself to talk to her. Thus began Antoine's down-going.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Cupid (2026)
Follow Cupid and her new client Neha as they race the clock to find her a date for Valentine's Day. Will she find a perfect match? Or has it been there all along...?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Play Date (2026)
A man and a woman hit it off on the first date, she invites herself in to his place...only to discover the unimaginable.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
60 Dates in 6 Months (2026)
A widowed woman in her 50s, recovering from a neck injury, sets out to go on 60 dates in six months-facing bad matches, worse advice, and unexpected healing in her hilariously messy comeback to modern love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Meu Primeiro Encontro (TBA)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
You're Doing it Wrong (2026)
A fun, youthful romantic comedy about modern dating. Three friends invite three guys for a triple-date dinner that turns playful, messy, and full of unexpected chemistry.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The (First) Date (2024)
In a world that's constantly running out of time, what do you do when you run into someone and you want them to stay? Join these two as they spend 10 minutes to get to know each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Dating: Do's and Don'ts (1949)
Dating Do's and Don'ts is a 1949 instructional film designed for American high schools, to teach teens basic dating skills.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Five Feet Apart (2019)
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisEverything for Naught (TBA)
After a first date gone wrong, a young man seeks revenge against the girl, who had left with a gang leader. He hires an enforcer, unaware that he was also sought to eliminate the leader by his own gang.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Titus & Mirabella (2020)
A romantic comedy about the first date between two people who have never had a relationship before but who desperately want one. A movie about fear and love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Preparing for the Worst (2025)
Freja's prepared a perfect first date, but when the boy she's invited over starts to act strange things take a dark turn.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Sara & Jaimie (2021)
Two people go on a blind date
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Southside with You (2016)
Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Forma do Olhar (2019)
Two young women meet online and decide to meet for the first time. Rita is a visually impaired woman and Luiza is going through a delicate time in her life. Throughout this meeting, the two share experiences, create bonds and, in the process, Luiza finds a new way of reconnecting with herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Smooch Criminal (2024)
Romantically inexperienced Em goes on a date with Robert, which seems to go perfectly well... until a packet of chocolate covered peanuts interrupts it all.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
First Date (2023)
A boy and a girl who have become virtual friends during the Covid era are going on their first date after three months.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Bloody Mary (2024)
After stuttering while ordering his favorite drink while on a bad date, Trevor gets more than he asked for.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
8 First Dates (2012)
Vera is a famous TV personality who wakes up with Nikita in bed after a hard day of partying. The next day, when she wakes up, the same thing happens.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like First Dates?
The closest matches to First Dates are True Romance, Henry & June, The Hot Spot.
How are movies similar to First Dates chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside First Dates, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there English movies like First Dates?
Yes: True Romance, Henry & June, The Hot Spot.