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Movies that feel like Modern Romance (1981)

If you loved Modern Romance, the closest films we have are Defending Your Life (1991), Annie Hall (1977) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). All three share Modern Romance'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 YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV and others, checked against today's data.

A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.

πŸ… 83% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Albert Brookswittyplayfulcontemplativeromantictenderobsessive

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Defending Your Life
1991 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2romance Β· fantasy Β· comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Albert Brooks

The difference: None of the obsession that defines Modern Romance

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

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Annie Hall
1977 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Romcom sits at the heart of each

The difference: Not nearly as obsessive as Modern Romance

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

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Same Time, Next Year
1978 Β· dir. Robert Mulligan
πŸ… 40%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are happily married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each yearβ€”in the same hotel roomβ€”and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.

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Say Anything...
1989 Β· dir. Cameron Crowe
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.3romance Β· comedy Β· drama

Contemplative and romantic in the same breath

Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. However, Diane's divorced, over-protective father soon begins to disapprove of the match, and Lloyd realises that it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.

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Strictly Ballroom
1992 Β· dir. Baz Luhrmann
β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both trade on tenderness more than on being comedy

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

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Hitch
2005 Β· dir. Andy Tennant
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: romcom

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2000s show

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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Jerry Maguire
1996 Β· dir. Cameron Crowe
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Witty drama, and it commits to that

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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Harold and Maude
1971 Β· dir. Hal Ashby
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Playful romance in both cases

A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

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Two for the Road
1967 Β· dir. Stanley Donen
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.4drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Architect Mark Wallace and his wife, Joanna, travel to France to meet with an affluent client. While there, they reflect on their first decade of marriage -- memories of when they first met, of courtship, and of road trips through the French countryside. As flirtation and playful quarreling turn to boredom with the banality of married life, the Wallaces struggle to rekindle their passion, while mutual infidelity threatens to tear them apart.

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Bridget Jones's Diary
2001 Β· dir. Sharon Maguire
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Drama built on romance, twice over

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.

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The Proposal
2009 Β· dir. Anne Fletcher
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Romance with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995 Β· dir. Aditya Chopra
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancΓ©. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.

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