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Movies Like Best Friends Recycled

If you liked Best Friends Recycled (2016), a movie directed by Donald James Parker, 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. 1This Means War

    This Means War (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

  2. 2St. Vincent

    St. Vincent (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

  3. 3St. Elmo's Fire

    St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick…

  4. 4That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Best 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…

  5. 5You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You (1938)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Alice, 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…

  6. 6How to Date Billy Walsh

    How to Date Billy Walsh (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Archie 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.

  7. 7The Climb

    The Climb (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by…

  8. 8Your Place or Mine

    Your Place or Mine (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10

    When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.

  9. 9Tootsie

    Tootsie (1982)

    ★ 7.2/10

    When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

  10. 10The Choice

    The Choice (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.

  11. 11The Invite

    The Invite (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it…

  12. 12Zack and Miri Make a Porno

    Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each…

  13. 13The First Wives Club

    The First Wives Club (1996)

    ★ 6.7/10

    After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a…

  14. 14Monday

    Monday (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?

  15. 15When Harry Met Sally...

    When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let…

  16. 16High Society

    High Society (1956)

    ★ 6.8/10

    With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

  17. 17Book Club

    Book Club (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.

  18. 18Something Borrowed

    Something Borrowed (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Though Rachel is a successful attorney and a loyal, generous friend, she is still single. After one drink too many at her 30th-birthday celebration, Rachel unexpectedly falls into bed with her longtime crush, Dex…

  19. 19Challengers

    Challengers (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the…

  20. 20I Love You, Man

    I Love You, Man (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter…

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