Movies Like The Watermelon Woman
If you liked The Watermelon Woman (1997), a drama and comedy movie directed by Cheryl Dunye, 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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A Perfect Ending (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceThis intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect…
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Elena Undone (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceThe wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
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Shortcomings (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.
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Step Up (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceDelinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.
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Happiest Season (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyA young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
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He Said, She Said (1991)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaWomanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions…
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Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaAt the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men’s group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members.
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Husbands and Wives (1992)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaWhen their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.
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The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and dramaAn adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.
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The Philadelphia Story (1940)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and romanceWhen a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
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Chasing Papi (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romancePlayboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored…
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New York, I Love You (2008)
★ 6/10Also comedy and dramaNew York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East…
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Nothing But a Man (1964)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceRailroad laborer Duff Anderson struggles to maintain his dignity and marriage to a preacher's daughter in the racially segregated South.
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
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Imitation of Life (1959)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceIn 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaAn aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
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Moxie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaInspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
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LOL (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedyIn a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's…
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Lady Bird (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedyLady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to…
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The First Time (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedyA spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party.