Movies Like Joy of Sex

If you liked Joy of Sex (1984), a comedy and romance movie directed by Martha Coolidge, 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
American Pie (1999)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romance
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a…
2
Another Gay Movie (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance
Andy is your typical All-American eighteen-year-old gay virgin. Like everyone else, he's dying to have sex. Totally out of the closet and mad-crazy horny, this naïve high school senior is caught in that awkward vortex…
3
The Last American Virgin (1982)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.
4
Blockers (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
5
Sex and the Teenage Mind (2002)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Bumbling high school geek Virgil Heitmeyer has yet to lose his virginity. A golden opportunity for finally getting deflowered arises after Virgil manages to get closer to the beautiful and popular Kellie Guthrie. Will…
6
Just One of the Guys (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps…
7
Sex Drive (2008)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
8
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance
A valedictorian's declaration of love for a high-school cheerleader launches a night of revelry, reflection and romance for a group of graduating seniors.
9
The 4:30 Movie (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance
In the summer of 1986, three sixteen year old friends spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of…
10
Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
11
Do Revenge (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
A dethroned queen bee at a posh private high school strikes a secret deal with an unassuming new student to enact revenge on one another’s enemies.
12
Splendor (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance
Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible…
13
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romance
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.
14
¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romance
Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
15
Plan B (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After a regrettable first sexual encounter, a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
16
Dean (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy
A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.
17
Mr. Jealousy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia…
18
The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers…
19
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romance
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each…
20
How to Be Single (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romance
New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions…