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Movies that feel like The Bounty Hunter (2010)

If you loved The Bounty Hunter, the closest films we have are Hitch (2005), Chennai Express (2013) and How to Be Single (2016). All three share The Bounty Hunter's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter named Nicole. Milo considers the job an easy payday, but Nicole quickly escapes to chase a lead on a murder case. The former spouses play an escalating game of one-upmanship, until they suddenly find themselves on the run for their lives.

πŸ… 13% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Andy Tennantkineticwittyplayfulromantictender

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

Both are Andy Tennant's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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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Chennai Express
2013 Β· dir. Rohit Shetty
πŸ… 53%β˜… 6.2romance Β· comedy Β· action

Kinetic and witty in the same breath

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

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How to Be Single
2016 Β· dir. Christian Ditter
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· romance

Both rooted in New York City

The difference: None of the momentum The Bounty Hunter is built on

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

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She's the Man
2006 Β· dir. Andy Fickman
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: mistaken identity

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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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003 Β· dir. Donald Petrie
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.5comedy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: journalist

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 tickingβ€”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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Obvious Child
2014 Β· dir. Gillian Robespierre
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.7comedy Β· romance

Both land play and romance at once

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

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No Strings Attached
2011 Β· dir. Ivan Reitman
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.2comedy Β· romance

Common ground: best friend

Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?

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Little Fockers
2010 Β· dir. Paul Weitz
πŸ… 10%β˜… 5.5comedy Β· romance

Tender comedy in both cases

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.

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Valentine's Day
2010 Β· dir. Garry Marshall
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.8comedy Β· romance

Romance built on wit, twice over

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

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Long Shot
2019 Β· dir. Jonathan Levine
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: journalist

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter β€” much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

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The Break-Up
2006 Β· dir. Peyton Reed
πŸ… 34%β˜… 5.8romance Β· comedy

Playful action, and it commits to that

Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.

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What Happens in Vegas
2008 Β· dir. Tom Vaughan
πŸ… 25%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.

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