Movies Like The Pink Telephone

If you liked The Pink Telephone (1975), a comedy and drama movie directed by Édouard Molinaro, 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
Bed and Board (1970)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his…
2
Stolen Kisses (1968)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama
The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a…
3
Goodbye Again (1961)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a…
4
Love on the Run (1979)
★ 7/10Also romance and drama
Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel is a divorced proofreader in love with a record seller. Colette Tazzi, now a lawyer, buys his first published autobiography, leading them to a chance meeting.
5
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling…
6
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedy
At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.
7
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.
8
Coup de chance (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and drama
Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled professionally, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris, and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses…
9
The Rules of the Game (1939)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
10
Priceless (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy
A beautiful young gold-digger mistakes a lowly hotel clerk as a rich and therefore worthwhile catch.
11
Our Story (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life. An attractive young woman, Donatienne, suddenly enters the compartment and offers to make love to…
12
The Little Thief (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in…
13
Intimacy (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and drama
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows…
14
The Things of Life (1970)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance
The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny…
15
Chéri (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
16
Feelings (2003)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance
Two seemingly happily married French couples are forced to contend with a number of issues.
17
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romance
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their…
18
In Secret (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance
In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…
19
Love Is My Profession (1958)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama
Leading lawyer Andre Gobillot takes the case of Yvette, a young criminal. As he works on her defence, an unexpected romance blooms between them, only to be cut short by a tragedy.
20
Delicacy (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.