Movies like The Eggplant (2017)
The best movies like The Eggplant (2017) are Swiped (2025), The Perfect Date (2019) and Love, Guaranteed (2020). If The Eggplant hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBefore Sunrise (1995)8.0/10 from 4,966 votes
- NewestThe Wrong Paris (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishMy Brother's Wife (2005)Also in Spanish
Swiped (2025)
Whitney Wolfe uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Perfect Date (2019)
No beau? No problem! To earn money for college, a high schooler creates a dating app that lets him act as a stand-in boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove, Guaranteed (2020)
A lawyer takes on a new client that wants to sue a dating website because it guarantees love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGraphic Desires (2023)
When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCatfish (2010)
Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer, has no idea what he's in for when Abby, an eight-year-old girl from rural Michigan, contacts him on Facebook, seeking permission to paint one of his photographs. When he receives her remarkable painting, Nev begins a friendship and correspondence with Abby's family. But things really get interesting when he develops a cyber-romance with Abby's attractive older sister, Megan, a musician and model. Prompted by some startling revelations about Megan, Nev and his buddies embark on a road trip in search of the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaterialists (2025)
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSex Appeal (2022)
Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMuch Ado About Nothing (1993)
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wrong Paris (2025)
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRevenge of the Bridesmaids (2010)
Two women plot revenge against the woman marrying their friend's ex-boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrossing Delancey (1988)
Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisHailey Dean Mysteries: Dating Is Murder (2017)
Attorney turned therapist Hailey Dean is pulled into another investigation when a popular new dating app links multiple missing persons cases from around the city. Reuniting with her old team, Hailey discovers the potential dangers of online interaction, and must track down a killer before anyone else gets hurt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like this7 Days in Hell (2015)
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove in Winterland (2020)
Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Brother's Wife (2005)
After almost 10 years of marriage, attractive Zoe discovers that her marriage lacks passion and surprise, and is seduced by the possibility of finding those sensations already forgotten in her husband's brother. From this premise a series of events lead these three characters to a dangerous game of revenges, secrets and passions. Two brothers and one woman: the triangle is outlined in a disquieting way. It is a bomb that triggers family secrets, the contained rage of desire and the unmanageable power of love. An exciting story that subjugates the viewer from beginning to end. Even though Zoe/Sonia has been married to Ignacio/Ishan for about a decade, they are unable to have children. She wants to be intimate but he prefers to be ready for intimacy on Saturdays only, and she gets physically drawn to his artistic brother, Gonzalo/Rohan. Then things get complicated for her after she tests positive for motherhood and finds that her husband may be gay.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBefore Sunrise (1995)
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAn Hour Behind (2017)
Trish's friends set her up on a blind-date, but when she forgets to adjust her clocks to compensate for Daylight Savings Time, she inadvertently stands her potential sweetheart up. Instead, she arrives at the venue and meets Parker, a sweet-natured but troubled paramedic who decides to play along with the oblivious Trish. The pair hit it off, but their promising romance is threatened when the case of mistaken identity is revealed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Fake Fiance (2012)
Jennifer and Vince, virtual strangers, find themselves strapped for cash and decide to stage a fake engagement and wedding just for the gifts
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium (2023)
Filmed at LA's SoFi Stadium, The Weeknd brings down the house – and your living room – in this epic concert event.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Eggplant?
The closest matches to The Eggplant are Swiped (2025), The Perfect Date (2019) and Love, Guaranteed (2020). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Eggplant?
Start with Swiped (2025), the closest match to The Eggplant.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Eggplant?
Before Sunrise (1995), rated 8.0/10 by 4,966 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Eggplant?
The Wrong Paris (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like The Eggplant?
Yes: My Brother's Wife (2005).
How are movies similar to The Eggplant chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Eggplant, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.