Movies like My Hot Personal Assistant (2018)
The best movies like My Hot Personal Assistant (2018) are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Love Actually (2003). If My Hot Personal Assistant hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Apartment (1960)8.2/10 from 2,847 votes
- NewestThe New Employee: The Movie (2023)Released 2023
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 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 thisLove Actually (2003)
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCat People (1942)
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTimeless Romance (2019)
There are four ancient Beauties: a female warrior Liu Rusi, a sentimental winebibber Chen Zilian, a startling geisha Li Mengying and a prodigal daughter Susu. Their souls were carried to modern society by a mystery necklace, and entered a girl Qin Duyi's body who is ordinary and hapless. The only way to send the four ancient beauties back, is to get the real love of four heartless men.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The New Employee: The Movie (2023)
An eager but naive intern begins working at a prestigious ad agency, only to fall for his handsome, hard-nosed boss.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Clover (2014)
Saya Suzuki is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge. Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUsotsuki Paradox (2013)
Shunsuke has fallen for his colleague Hinako, but she is engaged albeit in a long-distance relationship. She and her boyfriend meet on the odd weekends. She feels lonely at times. When one evening they are both working late and still in the office Shunsuke throws caution to the win, reveals his feelings, makes a pass and plants a kiss on Hinako. Things should make their natural progression from there if nature takes its course, but then again they chart a different course.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture (1990)
Inspired by Drop Dead! Stupid Office Ladies, a column in Monthly Gendai magazine.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Carriages (2014)
James is unlucky in love. He’s stuck in a routine of all work and no play and can’t seem to shake loose from it. The only thing that keeps him going is his daily commute to work, which he shares with the girl of his dreams. The only downside however, is he can’t pluck up the courage to speak to her, and she doesn’t seem to know he exists. With his two work colleagues as his only aid, James finds himself caught up in a never ending cycle of embarrassing and awkward situations as he attempts to win her heart. This is the story of when boy meets girl… But with nerves…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
People Pleaser: Si Paling Gak Enakan (2026)
Karina is a young woman who always puts others first and finds it difficult to say "no." This habit leaves her exhausted and causes her to sacrifice her own dreams.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Coming SoonMovies like thisLove Stalk (2016)
Sharon is a fast-rising PR executive from Singapore, searching for love in Hong Kong, who may have found her dream guy, but as she chases after him online and in person, Sharon quickly finds out the dangers of stalking a secret crush.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Office Sharing (2023)
Kang Ji-yeong runs a shared office. Under her, regular VIP Kim Gi-baek, writer Yang Kyeong-mi, and business planner Min Jeong-gyoo enter the office one after another. Boss Ji-yeong feels that Gi-baek and Min-gyoo are turning their attention to Kyeong-mi. Out of jealousy, she decides to corrupt Kyeong-mi and kick her out of her shared office. However, Kyeong-mi is secretly attracted to her female boss and starts working on a script about it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Love Object (2004)
The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHe Was a Quiet Man (2007)
An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Apartment (1960)
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSweet & Sour (2021)
Faced with real-world opportunities and challenges, a couple endures the highs and lows of trying to make a long-distance relationship survive.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisDesk Set (1957)
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHis Private Secretary (1933)
Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove she's okay.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
If you want to go eat (2016)
Juho Taiwan works as a mechanic at a workshop belonging to the local motorsport club. He has a secret affair with one of the clients to Miss Chung, whenever Juho feels needy he calls her. Chung always tries to get a democratic excuse to repair her vehicle, but the fact that in the end, she tires of this anonymity and decides to stop, to make Juho take over his secret romance, under the threat of leaving him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Paperman (2012)
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like My Hot Personal Assistant?
The closest matches to My Hot Personal Assistant are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Love Actually (2003). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after My Hot Personal Assistant?
Start with True Romance (1993), the closest match to My Hot Personal Assistant.
What is the highest-rated movie like My Hot Personal Assistant?
The Apartment (1960), rated 8.2/10 by 2,847 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like My Hot Personal Assistant?
The New Employee: The Movie (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like My Hot Personal Assistant?
Yes: True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Love Actually (2003).
How are movies similar to My Hot Personal Assistant chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside My Hot Personal Assistant, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.