Movies Like The Muse

If you liked The Muse (1999), a fantasy and comedy movie directed by Albert Brooks, 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
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who…
2
Two of a Kind (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedy
God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world by…
3
Love Is in the Air (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
4
Relationship Goals (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedy
When TV producer Leah Caldwell aims to become the first woman running New York's top morning show, her ex competes for the same role. Leah stays focused on her career, until chemistry with her ex challenges her…
5
Yoh! Bestie (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
6
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories…
7
Speechless (1994)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedy
In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for candidates on opposite sides.
8
Girl Haunts Boy (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and romance
Cole, a teen grieving the loss of his dad, forms an unlikely bond with Bea, a ghost. As they navigate life and death, they must break an ancient curse.
9
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedy
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
10
Watching the Detectives (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romance
Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets…
11
Boot Camp (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.
12
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
13
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance
One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged…
14
Champagne Problems (2025)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedy
A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.
15
Christmas with You (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy
Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.
16
The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
17
Chasing Papi (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romance
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored…
18
Date with an Angel (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his…
19
This Little Love of Mine (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Laura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s…
20
Falling for Christmas (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
An engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.