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Movies Like The Men Next Door

If you liked The Men Next Door (2012), a romance and comedy movie directed by Rob Williams, 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. 1Beginners

    Beginners (2011)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years…

  2. 2My Policeman

    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…

  3. 3Bros

    Bros (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    Two gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.

  4. 4Love, Simon

    Love, Simon (2018)

    ★ 8/10Also comedy and drama

    Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate…

  5. 5The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection (1998)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

  6. 6The Rules of Attraction

    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.

  7. 7Chéri

    Chéri (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy

    The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

  8. 8The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray…

  9. 9It Ends with Us

    It Ends with Us (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for…

  10. 10XX/XY

    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.

  11. 11The Sum of Us

    The Sum of Us (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."

  12. 12Sidewalks of New York

    Sidewalks of New York (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives…

  13. 13My Fault: London

    My Fault: London (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an…

  14. 14Cyrus

    Cyrus (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before…

  15. 15Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  16. 16Red, White & Royal Blue

    Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy and romance

    After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations. When the…

  17. 17Persuasion

    Persuasion (2007)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to…

  18. 18Threesome

    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…

  19. 19Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now…

  20. 20Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and comedy

    Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.

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