Movies like Finding Mr. Destiny (2010)
The best movies like Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) are Architecture 101 (2012), Love Forecast (2015) and One Perfect Day (2013). If Finding Mr. Destiny hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMy Sassy Girl (2001)7.5/10 from 700 votes
- NewestLove Reset (2023)Released 2023
- In KoreanArchitecture 101 (2012)Also in Korean
Architecture 101 (2012)
When Seung-min was on his first year at the Academy of Architecture, he met Seo-yeon. She was a musician student, and Seung-min totally fell in love with her. Years have passed, and now he meets Seo-yeon again - she asks him to rebuild her father's old house.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove Forecast (2015)
Whenever elementary school teacher Kang Joon-soo falls in love, he always gives too much of himself to the relationship. Yet despite that, he ends up being the one getting dumped by his girlfriends. Joon-soo has been friends for 18 years with Kim Hyun-woo, a weather forecaster whose beauty belies her witty tongue and aggressive manner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Perfect Day (2013)
Searching for love, a young man goes through a series of unsuccessful dates. As yet another girl walks out on him he laments on his father's life advice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
My Little Bride (2004)
A teenage girl tries to continue her normal social and school life, after her grandfather forces her into an arranged marriage with a man in his twenties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove On-Air (2012)
Jin-ah, a radio host and singer, works hard to make sure she does well on air. When she is accused of plagiarism, her life is turned upside down and she must revive her career.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
My Sassy Girl (2001)
A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSteal My Heart (2013)
Lee Ho-tae meets the first love of his dreams, Yoon Jin-sook for the first time in ten years but is shocked to find out she's a hit-and-runner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Reset (2023)
A married couple who received a divorce settlement lose their memories in an accident. With amnesia, they fall in love again, so their families try to restore their memories to finalize the divorce.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy New Sassy Girl (2016)
Gyun-woo is having difficulty forgetting the sassy girl. He then reunites with his childhood sweetheart, an elementary school classmate from China who was often teased about her broken Korean. They marry despite family opposition, and Gyun-woo has no idea what marriage has in store for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Perfect Couple (2007)
Young cop with debilitating phobia meets a hyperactive young journalist who complicates his life and career by always managing to do the wrong thing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Whatcha Wearin'? (2012)
Yoon-jung accidentally calls a stranger, instead of her boyfriend, and has phone sex with the unknown man. When Yoon-jung's relationship with her boyfriend turns sour, Yoon-jung meets Hyun-seung, the stranger she had phone sex with.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove 911 (2012)
A doctor tries to woo a grieving, widowed firefighter in her attempt to get him to testify on her behalf in a medical malpractice case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPenny Pinchers (2011)
Ji-woong is a loser who can't find a job so he lies to his mother for money, but one day she abruptly cuts him off and he becomes homeless. That same day, salvation arrives in the form of Hong-sil who's extremely stingy. Her hobby is visiting the bank to make savings deposits, and her specialty is selling empty glass bottles and old newspapers for cash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Tutor Friend (2003)
A touching story of two completely different students from two completely different worlds. One is a rich male repeating his third year of high school and the other a poor girl in her second year of university struggling to make ends meet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPetty Romance (2010)
A comic artist and an unemployed sex columnist are trying to work together in order to win a lucrative comic-book competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
He Was Cool (2004)
When high school girl Han Ye-won finds an offensive note on the internet school board left by arrogant Ji Eun-seong from vocational school, she replies even more offensively. She doesn't know he's hot-tempered and well-known as a bully. So when Ji Eun-seong starts looking for her to teach her a lesson, Han Ye-won realizes how big her mistake was.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Cyrano Agency (2010)
The successful Cyrano Agency helps people, who can't find a date, to get a love life — until they are hired to help Sang-yong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrazy Romance (2019)
A love story between Jae-hoon, who couldn't let go of his ex-girlfriend, and Seon-young, who is splitting up with her boyfriend. The couple got trouble and were hurt by love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalut d'Amour (2015)
Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a bad temper, but he changes after meeting Geum-nim. Geun-nim runs a flower shop and her daughter Min-jung does not like her meeting Sung-chil.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)
Refusing to allow fate to decide whom she must marry, Princess Songhwa decides to find her own husband. She seeks the help of a man to interpret her marital harmony with four men she wishes to marry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Dear Desperado (2010)
Dong-chul, a thug who cannot fight but acts like a tough guy, meets Han Se-jin, his new neighbor. Dong-chul is intrigued by her spitfire personality, and the bickering duo realize they may be perfect for each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Mood of the Day (2016)
A train ride brings two unlikely souls together as Bae, a committed partner of a serious 10-year relationship, sees her world turned upside down by the charming playboy Kim. Seated together on a business trip from Seoul to Busan, the two find themselves on an adventure to remember.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove Clinic (2015)
A young female urologist opens an office in the same building as a male obstetrician. Eventually, they become entangled in a romance that allows them to grow and heal together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
All About My Wife (2012)
A man asks a womanizer to seduce his wife in order to catalyze a divorce.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrade Your Love (2019)
Sung-seok and Hae-joo, who have been under pressure of marriage, devise a scheme at their first meet; a fake wedding. They reach an agreement under the desire of not only being free from their parents’ meddling but carrying their secret future plan. Sung-seok plans to run away with his lover who has a kid and Hae-joo plans to start her new career abroad after their planned marriage. However, their families get too much excited about this news more than their expectation and their near-flawless plan starts to become a mess.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Like for Likes (2016)
A notoriously shrewish TV drama writer and a Korean wave star who fight like cats and dogs every time they meet; a spinster flight attendant landlady and a nosy chef tenant who build a sense of camaraderie; a genius relationship-virgin composer who harbors a secret admiration for a scatterbrained producer. As they crash-land into each other's lives, will there be love?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Made on the Rooftop (2021)
Ha-neul, who is unemployed, moves to his best friend Bong-sik's house after breaking up with his lover. Together, they face the woes of love and relationships.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
You Are My Pet (2011)
A woman finds a man in a box in front of her home and takes him in. She jokingly says she wants to keep him as her pet since the man reminds her of her childhood dog. The man agrees. Later the woman discovers that the man is a dance prodigy. Complications arise when her old flame from college returns.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009)
Ahn Soo-ji and Lee Jae-joon, who are oblivious to each other's real profession as secret agents, are in an ill-fated relationship. Three years later, they accidentally meet targeting the same enemy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeducing Mr. Perfect (2006)
A Korean company analyst rear-ends an American man's car then discovers he's her new boss. Unlucky at love, she begins to take romance lessons from him in order to seduce him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Finding Mr. Destiny?
The closest matches to Finding Mr. Destiny are Architecture 101 (2012), Love Forecast (2015) and One Perfect Day (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Finding Mr. Destiny?
People who watched Finding Mr. Destiny most often go on to Architecture 101 (2012), Love Forecast (2015) and One Perfect Day (2013).
What is the highest-rated movie like Finding Mr. Destiny?
My Sassy Girl (2001), rated 7.5/10 by 700 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Finding Mr. Destiny?
Love Reset (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Finding Mr. Destiny?
Yes: Architecture 101 (2012), Love Forecast (2015) and One Perfect Day (2013).
How are movies similar to Finding Mr. Destiny chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Finding Mr. Destiny, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.