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Movies that feel like Moonstruck (1987)

If you loved Moonstruck, the closest films we have are Strictly Ballroom (1992), Say Anything... (1989) and Jerry Maguire (1996). All three share Moonstruck'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 Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and others, checked against today's data.

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

πŸ… 90% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Norman Jewisonwittyplayfulcontemplativeromantictendercozy

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If Moonstruck hit the spot, these will too

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

Both keep circling back to husband wife relationship

The difference: None of the comfort that defines Moonstruck

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

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

Both land wit and play at once

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

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

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

Comedy built on tenderness, twice over

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

Both trade on wit more than on being drama

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

Playful romance in both cases

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

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

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that

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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Love Actually
2003 Β· dir. Richard Curtis
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

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Secretary
2002 Β· dir. Steven Shainberg
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.9romance Β· drama Β· comedy

Romance with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

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

Husband wife relationship sits at the heart of each

The difference: A 1960s film, from a different era of filmmaking

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

The same preoccupation in both: marriage proposal

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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(500) Days of Summer
2009 Β· dir. Marc Webb
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

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