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Movies like Private Fabian Bom (2017)

The best movies like Private Fabian Bom (2017) are The Outsider (2002), Numb (2007) and The Best You Can (2025). If Private Fabian Bom 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. The Outsider (2002)

    Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her Quaker community. As a romance brews between her and Gault, it puts in jeopardy her standing among her devout neighbors. But when an evil rancher makes a play for the community's land, Gault's sharpshooting skills might prove his worth after all.

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

  2. Numb (2007)

    Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a dizzying variety of pills get him through the day, but don't quite solve his problem. His writing partner tries everything to get him back to normal, but it's not until Hudson meets Sara that he finds a real motivation to get better and to actually start feeling again. From the writer of Deuce Bigalow, comes NUMB, a romantic comedy following an unusual man looking for strange love.

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

  3. The Best You Can (2025)

    Cynthia Rand is a buttoned-up New Yorker married to a brilliant professor 25 years her senior. She begins feeling the effects of her husband’s advancing age on their relationship, just as her world is turned upside down by the arrival of sharp but chronically underachieving security guard Stan Olszewski in this smart rom-com that reunites Bacon and Sedgwick on screen for the first time in 20 years.

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

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  4. Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

    A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

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

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  5. Sidewalks of New York (2001)

    The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.

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

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  6. Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

    F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumours.

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

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  7. The Good House (2021)

    When wry New England realtor Hildy Good rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, it ignites long-buried emotions and family secrets that propel Hildy toward a reckoning with the one person she's been avoiding for decades: herself. Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Leary.

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

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  8. Mumford (1999)

    When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch. As he lightens hearts darkened by old secrets no one realizes he's hiding a whopper of his own, or that he's fallen head over heels for one of his patients!

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

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  9. Jack Goes Boating (2010)

    A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered on two working-class New York City couples.

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

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  10. Young People Fucking (2007)

    On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures. Matt and Kris, friends for years, want to have an only-once, no-strings good time. Abby and Andrew, married, celebrate his birthday, but it's marred by angst and miscommunication. Mia and Eric are exes, making sure they are over each other. Jaime and Ken work together and this is a first date. Inez and Gord invite his roommate, Dave, to join them. By the time each couple has gone through a prelude, foreplay, sex, an interlude, orgasm, and afterglow, they've answered basic questions: can sex be anonymous, are we bored, is our marriage really finished, does anyone tell the truth, and how do we make someone happy?

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

  11. The Elder Son (2006)

    A thief on the run convinces a single father that he is his long-lost son. Complications ensue when he falls in love with his newfound "sister".

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

  12. Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

    It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas.

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

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  13. Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)

    Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes to bars, to help her meet people and build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.

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

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  14. Rosaline (2022)

    Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

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

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  15. Delirious (2007)

    Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the moment, Les grows jealous and plots revenge.

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

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  16. Greenfingers (2001)

    Prison inmate Colin Briggs is introduced to gardening, and when his thriving prison garden attracts the attention of flamboyant gardening expert Georgina Woodhouse, she offers to sponsor the inmates in an upcoming flower show. At the Hampton Court Flower Show, Colin meets Georgina's daughter and romance is in bloom.

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

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  17. Cyrus (2010)

    With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.

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

  18. Clear History (2013)

    Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking (2020)

    Jack Whitehall hits the stage with hilarious tales about happy couples, life in hotels, human stupidity and his well-traveled father.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) (2015)

    Demetri Martin brings his off-kilter take on acoustic guitar, hairless cats, color schemes, and the word "nope" to Washington in his original special.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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What are the best movies like Private Fabian Bom?

The closest matches to Private Fabian Bom are The Outsider (2002), Numb (2007) and The Best You Can (2025). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Private Fabian Bom?

Start with The Outsider (2002), the closest match to Private Fabian Bom.

What is the highest-rated movie like Private Fabian Bom?

Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003), rated 7.7/10 by 742 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Private Fabian Bom?

The Best You Can (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Private Fabian Bom chosen?

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