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Movies Like Kiss Me Softly

If you liked Kiss Me Softly (2012), a comedy and drama movie directed by Anthony Schatteman, 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. 1A Friend of Dorothy

    A Friend of Dorothy (2025)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and drama

    Dorothy is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy's daily routine of pills, prunes, and…

  2. 2Tall Girl

    Tall Girl (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the…

  3. 3Real Women Have Curves

    Real Women Have Curves (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned…

  4. 4Just Friends

    Just Friends (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    Joris is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad. Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to The…

  5. 5LOL

    LOL (2012)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy

    In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's…

  6. 6The Half of It

    The Half of It (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings…

  7. 7Benjamin

    Benjamin (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician…

  8. 8Stargirl

    Stargirl (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.

  9. 9The Spectacular Now

    The Spectacular Now (2013)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected…

  10. 10Alex Strangelove

    Alex Strangelove (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama

    Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A…

  11. 11It's Kind of a Funny Story

    It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

  12. 1210 Things I Hate About You

    10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy and romance

    On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister…

  13. 13Fitting In

    Fitting In (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her relationships with everyone in her life…

  14. 14Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance

    A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.

  15. 15Chéri

    Chéri (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy

    The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

  16. 16Paperman

    Paperman (2012)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and comedy

    An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

  17. 17Love Don't Co$t a Thing

    Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama

    A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

  18. 18Love, Simon

    Love, Simon (2018)

    ★ 8/10Also comedy and drama

    Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate…

  19. 19Boys

    Boys (2014)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama and romance

    Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.

  20. 20Geography Club

    Geography Club (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A coming-of-age movie that tells a story unfolding in every high school around the country -- a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even as they feverishly pursue their hearts' desires.

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