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Movies Like Happy Birthday, Gemini

If you liked Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980), a comedy and drama movie directed by Richard Benner, 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. 1Saltburn

    Saltburn (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedy

    Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling…

  2. 2On the Count of Three

    On the Count of Three (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best…

  3. 3Cyrus

    Cyrus (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before…

  4. 4The Opposite of Sex

    The Opposite of Sex (1998)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.

  5. 5Jeffrey

    Jeffrey (1995)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a…

  6. 6The Rules of Attraction

    The Rules of Attraction (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

  7. 7All of Us Strangers

    All of Us Strangers (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama

    One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

  8. 8Imaginary Heroes

    Imaginary Heroes (2004)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to…

  9. 9My Fault: London

    My Fault: London (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an…

  10. 10Beach Rats

    Beach Rats (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour…

  11. 11Beautiful Thing

    Beautiful Thing (1996)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama

    During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

  12. 12About Alex

    About Alex (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to…

  13. 13The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray…

  14. 14Numb

    Numb (2007)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel…

  15. 15My Policeman

    My Policeman (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    In 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…

  16. 16The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

  17. 17Bros

    Bros (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    Two gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.

  18. 18Heartstopper Forever

    Heartstopper Forever (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance and drama

    It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

  19. 19Time Is Up

    Time Is Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

  20. 20Prozac Nation

    Prozac Nation (2003)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so…

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