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Movies that feel like Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

If you loved Smiles of a Summer Night, the closest films we have are Adam's Rib (1949), On the Town (1949) and Summer with Monika (1953). All three share Smiles of a Summer Night'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 Criterion Channel, Brew and MGM Plus and others, checked against today's data.

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

πŸ… 100% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ingmar Bergmanwittyplayfulromantictender
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If Smiles of a Summer Night hit the spot, these will too

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Adam's Rib
1949 Β· dir. George Cukor
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: lawyer

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

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On the Town
1949 Β· dir. Gene Kelly
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· romance

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

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Summer with Monika
1953 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5drama Β· romance

Ingmar Bergman directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Missing the wit of Smiles of a Summer Night

One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.

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

The same preoccupation in both: extramarital affair

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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The Palm Beach Story
1942 Β· dir. Preston Sturges
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· romance

Romantic and tender in the same breath

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

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The Silence
1963 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance

Both are Ingmar Bergman's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Not nearly as witty as Smiles of a Summer Night

Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.

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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953 Β· dir. Jean Negulesco
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

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The Awful Truth
1937 Β· dir. Leo McCarey
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· romance

Playful romance in both cases

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

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I Know Where I'm Going!
1945 Β· dir. Michael Powell
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.4romance Β· drama Β· comedy

Both lean on romance more than on comedy

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Smiles of a Summer Night does

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.

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

Romance with a pulse of tenderness, 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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Meet John Doe
1941 Β· dir. Frank Capra
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.6drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Comedy built on wit, twice over

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

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Trouble in Paradise
1932 Β· dir. Ernst Lubitsch
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· crime Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: extramarital affair

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1930s show

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

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