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Movies like L'Hôtel de la plage (1978)

The best movies like L'Hôtel de la plage (1978) are A Perfect Plan (2012), What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) and Hear Me Out (2021). If L'Hôtel de la plage hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. A Perfect Plan (2012)

    Successful woman in love tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce, by dashing to the altar with a random stranger before marrying her boyfriend.

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

  2. 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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  3. Hear Me Out (2021)

    Antoine, a history teacher in his early 50s, learns that he has become very hard of hearing. Unable to own up to his handicap, he resigns himself to living in his bubble, even though his entourage finds his behavior increasingly odd. His encounter with Claire, widow and mother of a young girl who has stopped speaking, will lead him to open up to the world. 

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

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  4. Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)

    A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.

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

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  5. Heartbreaker (2010)

    Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.

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

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  6. Frenchmen (2003)

    The life of four best friends in Paris: Antoine (a gym school teacher), Jeff (director of a monthly journal), Alex (Jeff's associate in the monthly journal and a Don Juan) and Manu (owner of fine food store). Their time is shared between their respective jobs, their relationship with women (their own and others...) and the times they meet together to discuss about life and play sport lottery.

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

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  7. Girl on a Bicycle (2013)

    Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.

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

  8. The Art of Love (2011)

    Several interconnected chapters follow a variety of Parisian couples navigating love, desire, and relationships. Isabelle, frustrated by a year of celibacy, rejects her friend Zoé’s offer to "borrow" her husband and instead impersonates their mutual friend Amélie, who cannot bring herself to sleep with her close friend Boris. Meanwhile, the lonely Achille is stunned when his alluring new neighbor appears at his door in a negligee, proposing an affair. Elsewhere, middle-aged Emmanuelle struggles with an overwhelming attraction to every handsome man she encounters, threatening her marriage, while a young couple wrestles with jealousy. Each chapter delves into the unpredictability of love with humor and poignancy.

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

  9. Too Shy to Try (1978)

    Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can't say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching bag. Soon after, he's smitten by Agnes, a hotel guest with a model's looks and photographers wherever she goes. When she leaves for Nice, he follows, meeting Aldo on the way. Aldo becomes his boldness coach. Pierre gets a job washing dishes where Agnes is staying, but after a week or so, she's off to Deauville, with Aldo and Pierre in pursuit. Using funds they get by selling Aldo's car, this time Pierre poses as a polo-playing jet setter. Will this win the heart of Agnes?

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

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  10. Little Italy (2018)

    Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

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

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  11. It Takes Two To Tango (2025)

    Antoine Toussaint is a famous, disillusioned 70 year-old crooner. On a train to Geneva where he plans to end his life, Antoine meets Victoire, a good-natured fan with a few loose wires. This unlikely encounter thwarts all Antoine’s plans, for better or worse!

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

  12. Ladies' Choice (1982)

    As a result of an automobile accident, a sophisticated TV producer meets her car mechanic/blue collar nemesis. They start a comic affair, but can they reconcile their totally different worlds?

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

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  13. The 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 · both romance & comedy

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  14. The Story Of My Life (2004)

    Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead and Raphael is forced to reconsider his priorities.

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

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  15. Yoh! Bestie (2026)

    Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.

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

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  16. Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)

    Sacha is a real seducer, a man with no ties or emotional or professional. Charlotte is a modern and independent woman, but barely has time to care for their three children. While Sacha and Charlotte are, at first glance, two incompatible beings, when they meet soon discover that they are quite complementary and need each other.

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

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  17. Love Is in the Air (2023)

    A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

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

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  18. This Little Love of Mine (2021)

    Laura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s grandfather – asks Laura to travel to the island and deliver a contract to make Chip his heir, she leaves behind her practice and fiancé Owen to convince her childhood friend to sign a contract that will make him a billionaire.

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

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  19. 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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  20. Good Advice (2001)

    An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like L'Hôtel de la plage?

The closest matches to L'Hôtel de la plage are A Perfect Plan (2012), What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) and Hear Me Out (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after L'Hôtel de la plage?

Start with A Perfect Plan (2012), the closest match to L'Hôtel de la plage.

What is the highest-rated movie like L'Hôtel de la plage?

The Wrong Paris (2025), rated 6.7/10 by 359 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like L'Hôtel de la plage?

Yoh! Bestie (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like L'Hôtel de la plage?

Yes: A Perfect Plan (2012), Hear Me Out (2021) and Heartbreaker (2010).

How are movies similar to L'Hôtel de la plage chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside L'Hôtel de la plage, 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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