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Movies Like The Real Thing

If you liked The Real Thing (2002), a romance movie directed by Stephen Amis, 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. 1The Matchmaker's Playbook

    The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…

  2. 2Attraction

    Attraction (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.

  3. 3Gabriel's Rapture: Part I

    Gabriel's Rapture: Part I (2021)

    ★ 7.8/10Also romance

    In the fourth instalment of the Gabriel's Inferno series, Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student Julia Mitchell, but when they return from their romantic…

  4. 4Every Day

    Every Day (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…

  5. 5Not Cinderella's Type

    Not Cinderella's Type (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    Indy lives with her aunt and uncle and believes her life is fine until an accident brings a new guy into her life. Bryant Bailey is not Indy's type - she's never been into guys like him. But then again, she's never…

  6. 6Runaway Romance

    Runaway Romance (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    When she’s written out of her show, her relationship and her seemingly perfect life, reality TV star Ann Stanway leaves Hollywood and finds herself marooned in Amish country. But when Ann is taken in by the owner of a…

  7. 7Safe Haven

    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

  8. 8Flying Home

    Flying Home (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance

    Colin, an ambitious young American businessman, has a deal with a potential client, a rich Arab sheikh who is a passionate pigeon fancier. The sheikh has tried several times to buy a champion pigeon, but the owner…

  9. 9Christmas On My Mind

    Christmas On My Mind (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    When Lucy wakes up with a wedding dress in hand, she believes that she is late to her wedding with her ex-boyfriend Zac. However, she has no recollection of the past 2 years, including the fact that she is engaged to…

  10. 10A Christmas Kiss II

    A Christmas Kiss II (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also romance

    At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to…

  11. 11June and John

    June and John (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his…

  12. 12Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

    Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.

  13. 13Prince Charming

    Prince Charming (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.

  14. 14Scaramouche

    Scaramouche (1952)

    ★ 7/10Also romance

    In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

  15. 15Love in Winterland

    Love in Winterland (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.

  16. 16One Starry Christmas

    One Starry Christmas (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether…

  17. 17All of My Heart: Inn Love

    All of My Heart: Inn Love (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    Brian and Jenny are preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast, Emily's Country Inn, when a big storm hits Buck County. Brian agrees to go back to Wall Street to boost their funds, while Jenny scrambles…

  18. 18Zoe

    Zoe (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance

    Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.

  19. 19A Gift to Remember

    A Gift to Remember (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also romance

    After colliding with a pedestrian on her bicycle who loses his memory following the accident, Darcy Archer becomes determined to help the handsome guy figure out who he is. In the process, she finds out a lot more…

  20. 20Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

    Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? With the help of Gwen and Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual in order to land Troy, the new guy (and nude model) who's turning the heads of both men and…

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