Movies Like I Could've Been a Hooker

If you liked I Could've Been a Hooker (2011), a comedy and drama movie directed by Baya Kasmi, 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
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also…
2
Coup de chance (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and drama
Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled professionally, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris, and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses…
3
The Little Thief (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in…
4
Antoine and Colette (1962)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama
Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new…
5
Goodbye Again (1961)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a…
6
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedy
At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.
7
The Apartment (1996)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance
Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.
8
Diary of a Fleeting Affair (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama
A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. Though they agree the relationship has no future, they find themselves increasingly drawn into…
9
Three Colors: White (1994)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business…
10
Before We Go (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and drama
A 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…
11
Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance
Seven lonely lives in Paris: a middle-aged estate agent who believes a colleague is sending messages in video tapes she loans him; his co-worker whose Bible is close at hand in times of stress; her late-night charge…
12
My Old Lady (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not…
13
Love on the Run (1979)
★ 7/10Also romance and drama
Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel is a divorced proofreader in love with a record seller. Colette Tazzi, now a lawyer, buys his first published autobiography, leading them to a chance meeting.
14
Love Is My Profession (1958)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama
Leading lawyer Andre Gobillot takes the case of Yvette, a young criminal. As he works on her defence, an unexpected romance blooms between them, only to be cut short by a tragedy.
15
Mélo (1986)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance
In 1920s Paris, violinists and lifelong friends Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are happy with their lives, although Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not. Pierre is married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper…
16
Paris Can Wait (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her…
17
Bed and Board (1970)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his…
18
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama
Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Léa, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Léa is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Léa's handsome and witty friend…
19
City Lights (1931)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy and drama
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
20
Hunting & Gathering (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama
When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.