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Movies that feel like How to Be Single (2016)

If you loved How to Be Single, the closest films we have are Obvious Child (2014), Medicine for Melancholy (2009) and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). All three share How to Be Single's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV and others, checked against today's data.

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

πŸ… 45% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Christian Ditterwittyplayfulromantictender

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Obvious Child
2014 Β· dir. Gillian Robespierre
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· romance

Both rooted in New York City

The difference: Reviewed even better

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

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Medicine for Melancholy
2009 Β· dir. Barry Jenkins
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: one-night stand

The difference: Not nearly as witty as How to Be Single

Waking from a one-night stand that neither remembers, Micah and Joanne find themselves wandering the streets of San Francisco, sharing coffee and conversation and searching for a deeper connection.

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Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 Β· dir. Sharon Maguire
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.4drama Β· comedy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: one-night stand

The difference: Leans harder into drama than How to Be Single does

After breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn when she meets Jack. A week later, she runs into Mark before she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

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Valentine's Day
2010 Β· dir. Garry Marshall
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.8comedy Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: single

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

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Love, Rosie
2014 Β· dir. Christian Ditter
πŸ… 32%β˜… 7.1romance Β· drama Β· comedy

Christian Ditter directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other - but is it just friendship, or something more?

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The Kissing Booth 2
2020 Β· dir. Vince Marcello
πŸ… 29%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 Β· dir. Nicholas Stoller
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Both land romance and tenderness at once

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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Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 Β· dir. Nikkhil Advani
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Comedy built on wit, twice over

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

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Crazy Rich Asians
2018 Β· dir. Jon M. Chu
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· romance

Playful romance, and it commits to that

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

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Let the Sunshine In
2017 Β· dir. Claire Denis
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 Β· dir. Beeban Kidron
πŸ… 27%β˜… 6comedy Β· romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on romance

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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The Kissing Booth
2018 Β· dir. Vince Marcello
πŸ… 17%β˜… 5.9romance Β· comedy

Witty comedy in both cases

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.

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