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Movies Like What Men Want

If you liked What Men Want (2019), a comedy and romance movie directed by Adam Shankman, 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. 1Focus

    Focus (2015)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance and comedy

    Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

  2. 2Set It Up

    Set It Up (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance and comedy

    Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.

  3. 3Someone Like You...

    Someone Like You... (2001)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and romance

    Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane…

  4. 4Bull Durham

    Bull Durham (1988)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when…

  5. 5The Out-Laws

    The Out-Laws (2023)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and comedy

    A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the…

  6. 6Two Can Play That Game

    Two Can Play That Game (2001)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    Corporate overachiever and all-around fly chick Shanté Smith thinks she's got the goods to keep her slickster boyfriend Keith, from straying—until he discovers a greener pasture, Shanté's archrival, Conny. Scorned, she…

  7. 7The Wedding Ringer

    The Wedding Ringer (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO…

  8. 8Cuban Fury

    Cuban Fury (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

  9. 9Starting 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.

  10. 10What's Your Number?

    What's Your Number? (2011)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96…

  11. 11Mr. Jealousy

    Mr. Jealousy (1998)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia…

  12. 12Sex Appeal

    Sex Appeal (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.

  13. 13American Wedding

    American Wedding (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance

    With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married — and in a hurry, since Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk down the aisle — prompting Stifler to throw the ultimate bachelor…

  14. 14The 40 Year-Old Virgin

    The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers…

  15. 15Little Brother

    Little Brother (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    A tightly wound realtor's picture-perfect life gets an extreme makeover when his lovably chaotic "little brother" suddenly reappears.

  16. 16Players

    Players (2024)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing…

  17. 17Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal…

  18. 18How to Date Billy Walsh

    How to Date Billy Walsh (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedy

    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.

  19. 19That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance

    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…

  20. 20¿Quieres ser mi hijo?

    ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    ★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

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