Movies Like The Sham
If you liked The Sham, a comedy and romance movie directed by Stephen Merchant, 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.
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She's Funny That Way (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceOn the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
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That Touch of Mink (1962)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceCathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a…
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Someone Great (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceAn aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one…
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Obvious Child (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceAn immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.
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For Love or Money (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceNew York concierge Doug Ireland wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees…
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Down with Love (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceIn 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
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Someone Like You... (2001)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceJane 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…
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Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyA hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New…
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One Night Only (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedyTwo love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.
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High Society (1956)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceWith socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romanceIt's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and…
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Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceIronworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval…
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What Happens in Vegas (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceDuring a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal…
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Playing It Cool (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceA young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceAmerican multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the line of his ex-wives and undertakes her own strategy…
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Marry Me (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedyAfter finding out about her fiancé's cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger. They must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love.
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Show People (1928)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceHollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
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My Sassy Girl (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceA guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
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Isn't It Romantic (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceFor a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out…
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Set It Up (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and comedyTwo overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.