Movies Like The Worst Person in the World
If you liked The Worst Person in the World (2021), a drama and romance movie directed by Joachim Trier, 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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Ode to Joy (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaCharlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test…
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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaA self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceCalvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby…
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Love & Sex (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and dramaWhen her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back…
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Friends with Kids (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaIn the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can…
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceMinnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except…
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Petulia (1968)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceDr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…
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How to Please a Woman (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyWhen her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
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Lonely Planet (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaAt an idyllic writers retreat in Morocco, a newly single novelist finds an unexpected connection with a younger man who's reevaluating his life choices.
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and romanceCharles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an…
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An Unmarried Woman (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceA wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.
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In the Land of Women (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedyAfter a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live…
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About Last Night... (1986)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaA man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.
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The Rules of Attraction (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceThe incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
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Irreplaceable You (2018)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaA stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.
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XX/XY (2002)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedyThree friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.
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Laurel Canyon (2003)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceWhen an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.
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Cyrus (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and dramaWith John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before…
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He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaAn unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.
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Sex and the City (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaWhen Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.