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Movies that feel likeBridget Jones's Diary (2001)

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.

If you loved Bridget Jones's Diary, the closest films we have are Late Marriage (2001), Strictly Ballroom (1992) and I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006). All three share Bridget Jones's Diary'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 My Sassy Girl (2001).

🍅 80% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Sharon Maguirewittyplayfulromantictendercontemplative
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) · Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

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Late Marriage
2001 · dir. Dover Koshashvili
🍅 88%★ 7.1comedy · drama · romanceRent or buy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.

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Strictly Ballroom
1992 · dir. Baz Luhrmann
★ 7.2comedy · drama · romancePrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: parents and children

Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?

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I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
2006 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 92%★ 6.9drama · comedy · romance

Both land romance and tenderness at once

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.

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Love Actually
2003 · dir. Richard Curtis
🍅 65%★ 7.5comedy · romance · dramaNetflixStarz

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

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Love Me If You Dare
2003 · dir. Yann Samuell
🍅 45%★ 7.5drama · comedy · romance

Witty romance in both cases

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.

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My Sassy Girl
2001 · dir. Kwak Jae-yong
★ 7.9drama · comedy · romance

Both lean on play more than on drama

A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.

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The Family Stone
2005 · dir. Thomas Bezucha
🍅 52%★ 6.3comedy · drama · romancePrime Video

Comedy built on romance, twice over

An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

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Home for the Holidays
1995 · dir. Jodie Foster
🍅 63%★ 6.6comedy · drama · romance

Tender romance, and it commits to that

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.

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Hitch
2005 · dir. Andy Tennant
🍅 68%★ 6.6comedy · drama · romanceNetflix

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.

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Adventureland
2009 · dir. Greg Mottola
🍅 89%★ 6.8comedy · drama · romance

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

It's the summer of 1987, and recent college grad James Brennan can't wait to begin his long-anticipated dream trip to Europe. Unfortunately, James' plans come to a screeching halt when his parents announce that they are unable to subsidize his trip. Forced to take a job at the local amusement park, James prepares for the worst summer ever, until he finds love with a captivating co-worker named Em.

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Jerry Maguire
1996 · dir. Cameron Crowe
🍅 86%★ 7.3comedy · drama · romanceHulu

Both lean on play more than on romance

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 · dir. Nicholas Stoller
🍅 84%★ 7.1comedy · romance · dramaApple TV+

Drama built on romance, twice over

When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.

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