Movies Like It Had to Be You

If you liked It Had to Be You (1947), a romance and comedy movie directed by Rudolph Maté and Don Hartman, 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
Penelope (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her…
2
Irish Wish (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Maddie's dream guy is days away from marrying her best friend when a wish for true love made on an ancient stone in Ireland magically alters her fate.
3
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.
4
Runaway Bride (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to…
5
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…
6
Bedtime Stories (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and comedy
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn…
7
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.
8
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Gillian Holroyd, a modern-day witch, becomes smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor, Shep Henderson. Using her magical powers, she casts a love spell on him, only to face unexpected complications when genuine…
9
In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
10
Disenchanted (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming…
11
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.
12
Corpse Bride (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and fantasy
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
13
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
14
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and romance
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
15
Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of her father. While she wholeheartedly loves Eugene, Rapunzel does not share his immediate desire to get married and settle…
16
Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
17
I Married a Witch (1942)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and fantasy
A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.
18
Marry Me (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedy
After finding out about her fiancé's cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger. They must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love.
19
The Wedding Singer (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedy
Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find…
20
Practical Magic 2 (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and fantasy
The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.