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Movies Like Ideal Companion

If you liked Ideal Companion (2012), a romance and comedy movie directed by Jonathan Morgan, 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 Overnight

    The Overnight (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

  2. 2Hard to Die

    Hard to Die (1990)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series…

  3. 3Tromeo & Juliet

    Tromeo & Juliet (1996)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and romance

    All the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had! Join Tromeo and Juliet as they travel through Manhattan's underground in search of climactic love, violence and the American Way.

  4. 4Pretty Persuasion

    Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

  5. 5Starting Over

    Starting Over (1979)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

  6. 6Orgazmo

    Orgazmo (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    A devout Mormon living in L.A. becomes a pornographic actor after his martial arts moves impress a big-time director.

  7. 7The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.

  8. 8Ricky Gervais: Mortality

    Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.

  9. 9Accident Man

    Accident Man (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

  10. 10Over Your Dead Body

    Over Your Dead Body (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to "reconnect", but each has secret intentions to kill the other.

  11. 11Who Is Cletis Tout?

    Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.

  12. 12Pink Flamingos

    Pink Flamingos (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The…

  13. 13South Park (Not Suitable for Children)

    South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy

    After it's discovered that a teacher at South Park Elementary has an OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the seedy underbelly of the world of online influencers.

  14. 1468 Kill

    68 Kill (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.

  15. 15Henry & June

    Henry & June (1990)

    ★ 6/10Also romance

    While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks fly as Nin starts an affair with the openly bisexual June. When June is forced to return to the U.S., she gives Nin…

  16. 1610

    10 (1979)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance

    A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.

  17. 17Desperate Living

    Desperate Living (1977)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.

  18. 18A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale

    A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale (2015)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance

    Spoiled 21-year-old Luce Lockhart faces a tough decision when a handsome new friend asks her to help protect a dog park from her wealthy employer.

  19. 19Showdown in Little Tokyo

    Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his…

  20. 20True Romance

    True Romance (1993)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

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