Movies Like Almost Real

If you liked Almost Real (2026), a romance and comedy movie directed by Jeremy Babcock, 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
Starting Over (1979)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
2
Poor Things (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and comedy
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand…
3
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance
Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker moves away from his overprotective mother. After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner. Don's quick wit and good…
4
10 (1979)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
5
Today's Special (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
6
Tips (2016)
★ 3/10Also comedy
Mario (Thiago Cazado) is in debt. To pay the bills, he displays the body on a famous porn site.
7
Knife+Heart (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also romance
In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.
8
Title 18 (2022)
Also romance and comedy
An experimental short film made as part of a multi-media triptych, originally screened alongside a fashion collection and an art-installation. Drawing from Papa Yorick’s (Director and fashion designer) thesis “Men Are…
9
Straight Guy Watches Gay Porn for the First Time (2026)
★ 9/10Also comedy
When Janek, a straight Polish guy watches gay porn for the first time, his world is turned upside down. Battling with unsettling new thoughts, he is put into a journey of self-discovery.
10
Going Down in La-La Land (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance
A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.
11
Slash (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up…
12
Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
★ 5.6/10Also comedy and romance
Graying Spaniard Daniel has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel…
13
Hustler White (1996)
★ 5.5/10Also romance and comedy
Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, the action is transposed from the silver screen's old backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the pornographic industry.
14
Who Are We? (2022)
★ 3/10Also romance
David and Chris spice up their stagnant relationship by turning to a gay dating app, but this unwittingly throws their lives into turmoil.
15
Seeing Heaven (2011)
★ 3.5/10Also fantasy
A beautiful young escort suffers from trip-like dreams he doesn't understand. These visions are shared by his clients, both scaring and exciting them.
16
The Lake House (2020)
★ 10/10Also romance
Devin passes his time online with buddies he's only met on Twitter. The group decides they need to meet in person, and come together at Garrett's family lake house.
17
The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998)
★ 6.5/10
Every image in The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography comes from gay erotic videos produced in Eastern Europe since the introduction of capitalism. The video provides a glimpse of young men responding to the…
18
I'm a Porn Star (2013)
★ 5.9/10
I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on-line. Porn is now a…
19
Without a Mom (2011)
★ 4.5/10
Two gay dads fumble to provide their straight son with meaningful support after the loss of his first real love.
20
The Day I've Been Fucked in Front of the Entire World (2023)
Remodeling of a pornographic scene in which I shot for a major French studio. It was a question of reappropriating these images (originally categorized as "hard") to extract their erotic and perhaps even romantic…