Movies Like Bitter Christmas

If you liked Bitter Christmas (2026), a drama and comedy movie directed by Pedro Almodóvar, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.
2
Love & Revolution (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedy
Seville, 1977. At a time when homosexuality is a crime, Reme, a traditional mother moved by the love of her son, an adolescent aspiring artist, will become involved in the Andalusian LGBTQ+ movement, paradoxically born…
3
Code 3 (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
4
Therapy Done Right (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and drama
A psychoanalyst who's lost faith in traditional therapy crosses every boundary to help a blocked novelist in this cutting Argentine dark comedy.
5
Litus (2019)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedy
A group of friends reunited after the suicide of one of them must face all the secret and lies between them.
6
Lilting (2014)
★ 7/10Also drama
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.
7
Death at a Funeral (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
8
Fruitvale Station (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New…
9
The Cable Guy (1996)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the…
10
The Meddler (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter…
11
The Hours (2002)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together…
12
Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…
13
Thunder Road (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
14
Breakthrough (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his…
15
Corina (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedy
Corina is 20 years old and does not leave her house except to work in a publishing house located in the neighborhood where she lives. After making a serious mistake with the end of the company's most famous book saga…
16
A Man Called Otto (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
17
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts…
18
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
19
Nothing in Common (1986)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
20
Madrid, 1987 (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
In 1987 Madrid, the unexpected encounter between a seasoned journalist and a young student leads to a profound exploration of love, desire, politics, power, and discovery of each other.