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Movies that feel like Say Anything... (1989)

If you loved Say Anything..., the closest films we have are Jerry Maguire (1996), Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). All three share Say Anything...'s romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on fuboTV, YouTube TV and Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Cameron Croweromantictenderwittyplayfulcontemplative

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

The same hand behind both of them: Cameron Crowe

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

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

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

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

The same mix in both: wit, then play

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

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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

Both trade on romance more than on being comedy

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

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

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

Romance built on wit, twice over

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

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

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

Contemplative drama in both cases

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

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

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

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

Comedy built on tenderness, twice over

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

Both trade on wit more than on being drama

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

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