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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.

  1. 1Were the World Mine

    Were the World Mine (2008)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    If 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…

  2. 2She's All That

    She's All That (1999)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    High 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…

  3. 3Kiss Me Kate

    Kiss Me Kate (1953)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    A 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…

  4. 4Trick

    Trick (1999)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Gabriel 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…

  5. 5The Birdcage

    The Birdcage (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and romance

    A 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.

  6. 6Mean Girls

    Mean Girls (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    New 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…

  7. 7The Thing About Harry

    The Thing About Harry (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedy

    Two 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…

  8. 8The Wrong Paris

    The Wrong Paris (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedy

    Dawn 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.

  9. 9Victor/Victoria

    Victor/Victoria (1982)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and romance

    A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

  10. 10He's All That

    He's All That (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, an influencer attempts to transform an unpopular classmate into prom king.

  11. 11The DUFF

    The DUFF (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedy

    Bianca'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…

  12. 12Happy Together

    Happy Together (1989)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Christopher 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…

  13. 13Praise This

    Praise This (2023)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance and comedy

    When 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.

  14. 14John Tucker Must Die

    John Tucker Must Die (2006)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance

    After 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…

  15. 15Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

    Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    Nick 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…

  16. 16Some Kind of Wonderful

    Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedy

    Keith 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…

  17. 17Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

    Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and comedy

    A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.

  18. 18Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Best 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…

  19. 19Yoh! Bestie

    Yoh! Bestie (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    Thando 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.

  20. 20The Kissing Booth 2

    The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy and romance

    With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.

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