Movies Like Brown Sugar
If you liked Brown Sugar (2002), a romance and comedy movie directed by Rick Famuyiwa, 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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Plus One (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceLongtime single friends, Ben and Alice, agree to be each other's respective plus one at every wedding they're invited to, during a busy summer of wedding fever.
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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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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyFollowing a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
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That Awkward Moment (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceBest pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The…
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Someone Great (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceAn aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one…
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Picture This (2025)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedySingle and without a man on the horizon, Pia runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay. As her sister Sonal prepares for marriage and her mother Laxmi urges her to partner up, a spiritual…
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About Last Night (2014)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceBernie and Joan are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups and each other. When he sets up his best friend, Danny, with her roommate, Debbie, the sparks soon fly as they try to…
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One of Them Days (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyBest friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the…
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10 (1979)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romanceA Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
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Adam's Rib (1949)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceA woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
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I Want You Back (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romancePeter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives…
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¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romanceLu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
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How to Date Billy Walsh (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedyArchie has been in love with his best friend Amelia for as long as he can remember. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, she falls head over heels for Billy Walsh, a new American transfer student.
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Bridesmaids (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceAnnie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre…
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Someone Like You... (2001)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceJane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane…
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Crush (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an…
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Players (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyNew York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing…
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceA romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever…
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You Can't Take It with You (1938)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and romanceAlice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited…
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Sex Appeal (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceAvery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.