Movies Like Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

If you liked Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, a movie directed by Sarah Knight, 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
Jexi (2019)
★ 6.8/10
Phil's new phone comes with an unexpected feature, Jexi...an A.I. determined to keep him all to herself in a comedy about what can happen when you love your phone more than all else.
2
Playing It Cool (2014)
★ 5.9/10
A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.
3
How to Date Billy Walsh (2024)
★ 6.4/10
Archie has been in love with his best friend Amelia for as long as he can remember. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, she falls head over heels for Billy Walsh, a new American transfer student.
4
Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)
★ 8.3/10
A young woman's hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.
5
Hitch (2005)
★ 6.6/10
Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques…
6
Electric Dreams (1984)
★ 6.4/10
Miles Harding buys a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing conscious thought and emotion after an interaction with spilled champagne. Things begin getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer…
7
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
★ 7.3/10
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went…
8
Her (2013)
★ 7.8/10
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his…
9
All of You (2025)
★ 6.3/10
Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?
10
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
★ 6.3/10
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each…
11
Love Jones (1997)
★ 7.4/10
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out…
12
The Love Hypothesis (2026)
★ 7.9/10
Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.
13
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
★ 7.3/10
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been…
14
The Other End of the Line (2007)
★ 6.5/10
An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
15
Love Again (2023)
★ 6.7/10
Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number… not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. Rob, a journalist, is captivated…
16
The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7/10
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.
17
As Luck Would Have It (2021)
★ 6.5/10
When Lindsey travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort, she decides to enter the town's matchmaking festival to prove her investment—and win over a handsome local.
18
Five Feet Apart (2019)
★ 8.2/10
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an…
19
Anything for Love (2016)
★ 6/10
Katherine, a high-powered executive who believes men are intimidated by her career, is persuaded by her friend to create an internet dating profile claiming she is an executive assistant.
20
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
★ 6.8/10
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.