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Movies that feel likeAmerican Wedding (2003)

With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married — and in a hurry, since Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk down the aisle — prompting Stifler to throw the ultimate bachelor party. And Jim's dad is reliable as ever, doling out advice no one wants to hear.

If you loved American Wedding, the closest films we have are Clueless (1995), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Gregory's Girl (1980). All three share American Wedding's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Summer's Tale (1996).

🍅 53% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jesse Dylanwittyplayfulromanticwistful
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: American Pie (1999) · American Pie 2 (2001) · American Reunion (2012)

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Clueless
1995 · dir. Amy Heckerling
★ 6.9comedy · romanceParamount+Starz

Both keep coming back to the same thing: wedding

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.

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13 Going on 30
2004 · dir. Gary Winick
🍅 65%★ 6.3comedy · fantasy · romanceNetflix

Common ground: nostalgic

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than American Wedding does

After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. But soon Jenna realizes that adult life isn’t as easy as she hoped for.

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Gregory's Girl
1980 · dir. Bill Forsyth
🍅 95%★ 7.1comedy · romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

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Punch-Drunk Love
2002 · dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
🍅 79%★ 7.3romance · drama · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: brothers and sisters

The difference: Leans harder into drama than American Wedding does

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

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My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 · dir. P.J. Hogan
🍅 75%★ 6.4comedy · romanceParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: wedding reception

The difference: Takes it somewhere less wistful than American Wedding does

When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.

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It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010 · dir. Anna Boden
🍅 58%★ 7.1comedy · drama · romance

Both land romance and wistfulness at once

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009 · dir. Mark Waters
🍅 27%★ 5.8romance · comedy · fantasy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery of love proves a real buzz-kill for everyone - including his childhood crush, Jenny, the one woman who always seemed immune to his considerable charms. Later that night, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, the hard-partying, legendary ladies' man who was Connor's mentor. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message which he delivers through three ghosts who guide Connor on an eye-opening tour of his romantic past, present and future. Along the way, they attempt to discern whether he will ever be able to change his ways -- and if there is any hope of him finding true love.

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The Other Woman
2014 · dir. Nick Cassavetes
🍅 26%★ 6comedy · romance

One thread runs through both: nostalgic

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.

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Show Me Love
1998 · dir. Lukas Moodysson
🍅 93%★ 7.5comedy · romance · drama

Both lean on play more than on romance

Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.

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The Girl Next Door
2004 · dir. Luke Greenfield
🍅 56%★ 6.7comedy · romancePrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sex comedy

Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.

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The Spectacular Now
2013 · dir. James Ponsoldt
🍅 92%★ 7comedy · drama · romanceMax

Romantic comedy in both cases

Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.

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A Summer's Tale
1996 · dir. Éric Rohmer
🍅 98%★ 7.6romance · drama · comedyMax

Romance built on wistfulness, twice over

Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.

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