Movies Like The Prom
If you liked The Prom (2020), a romance and comedy movie directed by Ryan Murphy, 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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Were the World Mine (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceIf you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way…
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She's All That (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceHigh school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his…
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Kiss Me Kate (1953)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceA pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together…
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Trick (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romanceGabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before…
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The Birdcage (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceA gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
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Mean Girls (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyNew student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called ‘The Plastics,’ ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen…
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The Thing About Harry (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedyTwo high school enemies, uber-jock Harry and out-and-proud Sam, are forced to share a car ride to their Missouri hometown for a friend's engagement party on Valentine's Day. Things take a turn when Sam learns Harry has…
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The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedyDawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
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Victor/Victoria (1982)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and romanceA struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
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He's All That (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceTo get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, an influencer attempts to transform an unpopular classmate into prom king.
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The DUFF (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedyBianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite…
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Happy Together (1989)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceChristopher is an ambitious college freshman, striving to become a writer. Through a computer fault he's assigned the same room as Alex, a real party freak and... a girl! He's annoyed and tries to get a different room…
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Praise This (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and comedyWhen aspiring musical superstar Sam is forced to join her cousin's struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.
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John Tucker Must Die (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceAfter discovering they are all dating the same same guy, three popular students from different cliques band together for revenge, so they enlist the help of a new gal in town and conspire to break the jerk's heart…
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceNick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus begins an odd night filled with ups and downs as the two keep running into Tris and her…
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Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedyKeith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts. However, Watts realizes she likes Keith as more than just a friend and…
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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedyA fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
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Keeping the Faith (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceBest friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now…
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Yoh! Bestie (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedyThando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
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The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and romanceWith college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.