Movies Like Beauty, Brains, and Personality

If you liked Beauty, Brains, and Personality (2021), a comedy and drama movie directed by Emmett Loverde, 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
Miss You Already (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
2
Spa Weekend (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Four lifelong friends escape to a luxury spa retreat to reconnect, unwind and rediscover themselves, but their weekend of relaxation soon turns into a series of wild adventures and bad decisions.
3
Babes (2024)
★ 6/10Also comedy
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
4
Joy Ride (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye…
5
A Simple Favor (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and…
6
Fish Tank (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and…
7
Fatherhood (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and comedy
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
8
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
9
Neighbors (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.
10
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and…
11
The Florida Project (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
12
Soul Food (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the dinner table in this ensemble comedy. When tragedy strikes, it's up to grandson Ahmad to pull…
13
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
14
Lady Bird (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedy
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to…
15
Tuesday (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
16
St. Vincent (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.
17
The Clique (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
18
Double Mommy (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that…
19
Diggers (2007)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
In 1976, four working-class friends come of age in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers, as were their fathers and their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to…
20
Starlet (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.