Movies Like The Velocity of Gary

If you liked The Velocity of Gary (1999), a drama and romance movie directed by Dan Ireland, 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
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
2
The Threesome (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romance
Connor has a threesome with his long-time crush Olivia and an alluring stranger named Jenny. It surprisingly serves as the spark to a full blown relationship with Olivia, until both women end up pregnant and all three…
3
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedy
Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug…
4
Making Love (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance
A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when the husband confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men.
5
Threesome (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
At a sizable public college, high-minded student Eddy is forced to room with the slovenly Stuart, but the pair strike up a surprising friendship. When attractive co-ed Alex is assigned to live with the two male…
6
XX/XY (2002)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedy
Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.
7
Broadcast News (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance
A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight…
8
The Good Girl (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and comedy
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
9
Someone Like You... (2001)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romance
Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane…
10
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the…
11
Benjamin (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician…
12
Deep End (1971)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
London, England. Mike, a fifteen-year-old boy, gets a job in a bathhouse, where he meets Susan, an attractive young woman who works there as an attendant.
13
My Policeman (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance
In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…
14
Young People Fucking (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures. Matt and Kris, friends for years, want to have an only-once, no-strings good time. Abby and Andrew, married, celebrate his birthday, but it's marred by…
15
Spoiler Alert (2022)
★ 7/10Also romance and comedy
Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
16
Don Jon (2013)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedy
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
17
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
18
Alfie (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
19
Jeffrey (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a…
20
Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.