Movies Like Destroying Desmond
If you liked Destroying Desmond (2026), a comedy and romance movie directed by Phiwo Mkhanzi, 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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A Nice Girl Like You (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romanceLucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey…
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Sex Appeal (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceAvery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
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¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romanceLu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
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Desperados (2020)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceA panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
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Players (2024)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedyNew York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing…
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The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyBurned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
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The List (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedyAfter her fiance sleeps with a celebrity on his free pass list, Abby Meyers, with nothing but five names and a fantasy shared by millions, sets out for Los Angeles to sleep with someone from hers.
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How I Got Into College (1989)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceHigh school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It…
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Cuban Fury (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceBeneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
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Bye Bye Love (1995)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceWith varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on with their lives. Vic feels vilified by his ex-wife's parents, while Donny has a shaky bond with his teen daughter…
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My Fake Boyfriend (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceA young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets…
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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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French Girl (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedySweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an…
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Splendor (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceVeronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible…
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Sundown (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also romance and comedyHigh school seniors Logan and Blake prepare for an epic Spring Break as they travel to the beautiful and exotic Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta hoping to hook up with their high school crushes. Surrounded by…
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Late Night Shopping (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceFour friends Sean, Vincent, Lenny and Jody find themselves at something of a deadend. Trapped in a twilight world of permanent night shift work, they hang out together in the local cafe, drinking coffee and…
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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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Maintenance Required (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyCharlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous…
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The Tao of Steve (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceIn college, Dex was the big man on campus. Ten years later, now an overweight kindergarten teacher, Dex is immune to the shocked stares of the women who were once his conquests. While trying to pick up the bartender…
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Mr. Jealousy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceAfter his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia…