Movies Like East Side Story
If you liked East Side Story (2006), a drama and comedy movie directed by Carlos Portugal, 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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The Birdcage (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceA gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
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Shortcomings (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.
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Always Be My Maybe (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedyReunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction, but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.
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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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The Object of My Affection (1998)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and romanceA pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
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Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
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Bros (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceTwo gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.
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Behind the Candelabra (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceBased on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
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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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The Wedding Banquet (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceFrustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are…
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Happy Together (1989)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceChristopher is an ambitious college freshman, striving to become a writer. Through a computer fault he's assigned the same room as Alex, a real party freak and... a girl! He's annoyed and tries to get a different room…
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The Invite (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaJoe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it…
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Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceA New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
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Chasing Amy (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaHolden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
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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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Looking: The Movie (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romancePatrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult…
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L.A. Without a Map (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and comedyAn aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a…
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Twelfth Night (1996)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedyShakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
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Before We Go (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaA chance encounter between two strangers in Grand Central Terminal sparks a life-changing, nighttime sojourn through New York City. They grow into each other's most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected…
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My Policeman (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceIn the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…