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Movies that feel likeMeet the Fockers (2004)

Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet the parents of their son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

If you loved Meet the Fockers, the closest films we have are Definitely, Maybe (2008), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and Wedding Crashers (2005). All three share Meet the Fockers' 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 Best Friend's Wedding (1997).

🍅 38% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jay Roachwittyplayfulromantic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Meet the Parents (2000) · Little Fockers (2010)

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Definitely, Maybe
2008 · dir. Adam Brooks
🍅 71%★ 7.1comedy · romanceApple TV+

The same preoccupation in both: parents and children

The difference: Reviewed even better

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.

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

Witty and playful in the same breath

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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Wedding Crashers
2005 · dir. David Dobkin
🍅 75%★ 7comedy · romanceMax

Comedy built on romance, twice over

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

Witty romance, and it commits to that

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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The Holiday
2006 · dir. Nancy Meyers
🍅 51%★ 7comedy · romanceHulu

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

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You've Got Mail
1998 · dir. Nora Ephron
🍅 69%★ 6.7comedy · romanceParamount+

Both lean on romance more than on romance

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · dir. Beeban Kidron
🍅 27%★ 6comedy · romanceParamount+Starz

Witty comedy in both cases

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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American Pie 2
2001 · dir. J.B. Rogers
🍅 51%★ 6.5comedy · romance

Romance built on play, twice over

After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, a trip to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together.

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003 · dir. Donald Petrie
🍅 42%★ 6.5comedy · romanceParamount+Starz

Both sit in the same romantic register

It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

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

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

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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She's the Man
2006 · dir. Andy Fickman
🍅 45%★ 6.4comedy · romanceHuluParamount+

Romance of the same temperament

Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for Sebastian! As if that were not enough, Viola's twin returns from London ahead of schedule but has no idea that his sister has already replaced him on campus.

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Along Came Polly
2004 · dir. John Hamburg
🍅 27%★ 6comedy · romanceParamount+

Both play comedy straight

Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.

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