Movies Like Ugly Beauty

If you liked Ugly Beauty (2019), a comedy and romance movie directed by Niu Jun, 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
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who…
2
The Mermaid (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
When Xuan's real estate project threatens the home of mermaids, Shan is sent to stop him. When they fall in love, he is encouraged to cancel the project. However, he must save them from bigger danger.
3
The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
4
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and comedy
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
5
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance
Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex…
6
Fairy Tales (1978)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romance
On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty.
7
If You Are the One 2 (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance
The odd-couple courtship saga continues of wealthy, middle-aged retiree Qin Fen and serious-minded young air hostess Xiaoxiao. After an amusing prelude in which Qin presides over a lavish divorce ceremony for an…
8
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
9
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and comedy
In Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters.
10
Yoh! Bestie (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also 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.
11
My Missing Valentine (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance
Xiao Chi, a driven girl who's been looking for love, gets asked out by a hot guy on the eve of Valentine's Day. As she anticipates her first date, she wakes up the next morning and finds that the Valentine's Day has…
12
Superintelligence (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance
When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to…
13
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedy
At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
14
Mr. Right (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
15
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
16
Catman (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and fantasy
Liang Qu is a chic, confident and cold but charming half cat, half human due to a magic spell and he has the ability to melt/heal broken hearts. He lives with Miao Xiaowan, an honest, confident woman who's created an…
17
Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedy
A middle-aged loser travels back in time to his high school years to put his life on the right track.
18
The List (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy
After her fiance sleeps with a celebrity on his free pass list, Abby Meyers, with nothing but five names and a fantasy shared by millions, sets out for Los Angeles to sleep with someone from hers.
19
Meet Cute (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romance
A wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the…
20
Monster Hunt (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and fantasy
Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.