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Movies that feel like Definitely, Maybe (2008)

If you loved Definitely, Maybe, the closest films we have are Rich in Love (2020), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003). All three share Definitely, Maybe's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.

🍅 71% Rotten Tomatoes7.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Adam Brookswittyplayfulromantictender
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Rich in Love
2020 · dir. Bruno Garotti
6romance · comedy

The same preoccupation in both: romance

Working incognito at his rich dad's company to test his own merits, Teto falls for Paula and tells her he grew up poor, a lie that spins out of control.

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008 · dir. Kevin Smith
🍅 65%6.5comedy · romance

Two things both keep coming back to: love of one's life and best friend

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 other than they previously thought.

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Lisbela and the Prisoner
2003 · dir. Guel Arraes
7.6comedy · romance

One thread runs through both: romance

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

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The Ugly Truth
2009 · dir. Robert Luketic
🍅 14%6.4comedy · romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: relationship

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

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She's Out of My League
2010 · dir. Jim Field Smith
🍅 57%6.4romance · comedy

Common ground: falling in love

When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly, insecure airport security agent Kirk can't believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything he can to avoid losing Molly forever.

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No Strings Attached
2011 · dir. Ivan Reitman
🍅 47%6.2comedy · romance

Both are built on the same subject: parents and children

Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?

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Beginners
2011 · dir. Mike Mills
🍅 86%7.2drama · romance · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: relationship

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Definitely, Maybe does

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · dir. Beeban Kidron
🍅 27%6comedy · romance

Both are built on the same subject: falling in love

Bridget Jones is still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. However, while on assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver, claiming to be reformed, Bridget questions if she has everything she's ever dreamed of having.

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Drinking Buddies
2013 · dir. Joe Swanberg
🍅 84%6.1romance · drama · comedy

Both land wit and play at once

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

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Trainwreck
2015 · dir. Judd Apatow
🍅 84%6.2comedy · romance

Romantic and tender in the same breath

Ever since her father drilled into her head that monogamy isn't realistic, magazine writer Amy has made promiscuity her credo. As much as she enjoys an uninhibited life free of commitment, Amy is really in a rut. While writing a profile about charming and successful sports doctor Aaron Conners, she finds herself actually falling in love for the first time -- and what's more, Aaron seems to really like her too. Amy starts to wonder if it's time to clean up her act and face her fears.

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Long Shot
2019 · dir. Jonathan Levine
🍅 82%6.8comedy · romance

Common ground: politics

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

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Jab We Met
2007 · dir. Imtiaz Ali
🍅 100%7.9drama · comedy · romance

The same preoccupation in both: love of one's life

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

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