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Movies like You Know What's Funny? (2019)

The best movies like You Know What's Funny? (2019) are You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) and The Other Sister (1999). If You Know What's Funny? hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 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. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

    After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

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

  9. 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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  10. The Myth of the American Sleepover (2011)

    Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.

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

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  11. He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

    Remember that really cute girl/guy who said they'd call – and didn't? Maybe they lost your number. Maybe they're in the hospital. Maybe they're awed by your looks, brains or success. Or maybe... They're just not that into you.

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

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  12. 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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  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. Queen Bees (2021)

    Helen is an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school – full of cliques and flirtatious suitors. What she initially avoids leads her to exactly what she has been missing: new friendships and a chance at love again with newcomer Dan.

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

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  15. Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)

    Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.

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

  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. 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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  18. The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)

    One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.

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

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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. The Story of Us (1999)

    After 15 years of marriage, Katie and her husband, Ben, have grown apart. While they keep up the facade of having a contented marriage, mostly to not worry their children, they aren't happy together and argue frequently. While the kids are away at camp, Katie and Ben decide to separate and try to reassess their relationship to see if they should stay together or split up for good. 

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

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  22. Four Christmases (2008)

    Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

  23. Company (1996)

    Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  24. Funny People (2009)

    Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  25. The Maginot Line (TBA)

    A very stressed young woman is dismayed to find herself behaving like her own mother, with whom she has an extremely combative relationship.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  26. Come Undone (2000)

    Story of two gorgeous, young French boys who begin a passionate relationship that boils over and threatens to destroy both their lives. Shy 18-year-old Mathieu is on summer vacation in the south of France. He spends his days lazily sunning himself at the beach, until he spies the handsome Cédric and falls in love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama

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  27. Full Moon in Paris (1984)

    Feeling suffocated by a possessive boyfriend, work and suburban life, a young woman starts spending the weekends in her Paris apartment in order to reclaim some of her lost freedom.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance

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  28. Pulsar (2005)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Half Past Ten (2008)

    An alcoholic married man discovers he has fallen out of love with his moody wife.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Blues (2009)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like You Know What's Funny??

The closest matches to You Know What's Funny? are You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) and The Other Sister (1999). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after You Know What's Funny??

Start with You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), the closest match to You Know What's Funny?.

What is the highest-rated movie like You Know What's Funny??

Father of the Bride (1950), rated 7.0/10 by 247 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like You Know What's Funny??

What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like You Know What's Funny??

Yes: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) and The Other Sister (1999).

How are movies similar to You Know What's Funny? chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside You Know What's Funny?, 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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