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Movies Like The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers

If you liked The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers (1989), a drama and comedy movie directed by Pascal Thomas, 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. 1Whatever It Takes

    Whatever It Takes (2026)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Rose and Jean have nothing in common. Rose is a force of nature who faces all her problems with a disarming joie de vivre. She lives with her 3 children upstairs in the family hotel that no longer belongs to her…

  2. 2An Indian Tale

    An Indian Tale (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedy

    The life of two men changed unexpectedly when Ajith, an Indian sailor who was robbed and lost everything, appears out of nowhere in front of Pierre, a single and grumpy Frenchman.

  3. 3Under the Stars of Paris

    Under the Stars of Paris (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    Christine’s life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food banks distributions and wandering the streets. On a cold winter night she founds Suli, an 8-year-old Eritrean boy, sobbing in…

  4. 4César

    César (1936)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Leaping forward twenty years, the trilogy continues with the death of Fanny's husband, Panisse, and the discovery of her secret by her son, Césariot. The young man resolves to track down his biological father, Marius…

  5. 5Uranus

    Uranus (1990)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who likes to write poetry, who only…

  6. 6Treasure

    Treasure (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and comedy

    A music journalist accompanies her father, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While she's eager to make sense of her family's past, her dad has an agenda of his own.

  7. 7I’m Going Home

    I’m Going Home (2001)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy

    The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his…

  8. 8Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

  9. 9Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

    Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Two young girls meet, Reinette from the countryside and Mirabelle from Paris, and decide to take a flat together in Paris where they attend University. Four successive stories about their daily lives illustrate the…

  10. 10The Decline of the American Empire

    The Decline of the American Empire (1986)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex…

  11. 11SubUrbia

    SubUrbia (1997)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

  12. 12New Biz in the Hood

    New Biz in the Hood (2019)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama

    Fred Bartel is the charismatic boss of a trendy Parisian communication agency, Happy Few. After a heated tax audit, he was forced by the administration to relocate overnight his company in La Courneuve. Fred and his…

  13. 13The Guide to the Perfect Family

    The Guide to the Perfect Family (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    A couple in Québec deals with the pitfalls, pressure and high expectations of raising kids in a society obsessed with success and social media image.

  14. 14Macadam Stories

    Macadam Stories (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy

    Improbable encounters bring tenderness, laughter and compassion to a world of urban alienation.

  15. 15Almost Friends

    Almost Friends (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy

    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become…

  16. 16Other People's Children

    Other People's Children (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a…

  17. 17See The Sea

    See The Sea (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    A young boy who gradually loses sight goes on a getaway vacation with his divorced parents.

  18. 18CQ

    CQ (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…

  19. 19Meet the Leroys

    Meet the Leroys (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A man takes his wife and their teenage children on a road trip down memory lane while facing divorce.

  20. 20Somewhere in Queens

    Somewhere in Queens (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it…

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