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Movies that feel like Gregory's Girl (1980)

If you loved Gregory's Girl, the closest films we have are Clueless (1995), American Wedding (2003) and Grease (1978). All three share Gregory's Girl's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium and Paramount Plus Essential and others, checked against today's data.

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

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Bill Forsythwittyplayfulromantictenderwistful

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If Gregory's Girl hit the spot, these will too

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Clueless
1995 Β· dir. Amy Heckerling
β˜… 6.9comedy Β· romance

Growing up is the engine of both

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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American Wedding
2003 Β· dir. Jesse Dylan
πŸ… 53%β˜… 6.3comedy Β· romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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

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Grease
1978 Β· dir. Randal Kleiser
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.2romance Β· comedy

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

The difference: None of the wistfulness that defines Gregory's Girl

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

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American Pie
1999 Β· dir. Paul Weitz
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7comedy Β· romance

Both keep circling back to growing up

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 pact to all "score" by their senior prom.

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Pretty Woman
1990 Β· dir. Garry Marshall
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.1romance Β· comedy

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges Edward's no-nonsense approach to life, and soon they are teaching each other – and falling in love!

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Coming to America
1988 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· romance

Playful romance, and it commits to that

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

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Cold Comfort Farm
1995 Β· dir. John Schlesinger
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.

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Notting Hill
1999 Β· dir. Roger Michell
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.2romance Β· comedy

Tender romance in both cases

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.

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Meet the Parents
2000 Β· dir. Jay Roach
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7comedy Β· romance

Comedy built on wit, twice over

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2000s show

Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

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What Women Want
2000 Β· dir. Nancy Meyers
πŸ… 53%β˜… 6.5comedy Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

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Straight Talk
1992 Β· dir. Barnet Kellman
πŸ… 42%β˜… 5.8comedy Β· romance

Both work the same romance

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.

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Wedding Crashers
2005 Β· dir. David Dobkin
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7comedy Β· romance

A streak of tenderness through both

John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

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