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Movies that feel likeThe Worst Person in the World (2021)

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

If you loved The Worst Person in the World, the closest films we have are Beginners (2011), Paterson (2016) and Youth (2015). All three share The Worst Person in the World's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Toscana (2022).

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If The Worst Person in the World hit the spot, these will too

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Beginners
2011 Β· dir. Mike Mills
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Common ground: cancer

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

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Paterson
2016 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.3drama Β· comedy Β· romancePrime Video

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

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Youth
2015 Β· dir. Paolo Sorrentino
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Tender where it counts, witty underneath

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

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The Big Sick
2017 Β· dir. Michael Showalter
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· drama Β· romancePrime Video

Drama built on play, twice over

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

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Barfi!
2012 Β· dir. Anurag Basu
πŸ… 84%β˜… 8.1drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.

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Toscana
2022 Β· dir. Mehdi Avaz
πŸ… 83%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· romance Β· dramaNetflix

Romantic comedy in both cases

When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father's business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to rethink his approach to life and love.

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Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 Β· dir. Sharon Maguire
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.4drama Β· comedy Β· romanceParamount+Starz

One thread runs through both: pregnancy

After breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn when she meets Jack. A week later, she runs into Mark before she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she's not sure of the identity of her baby's father - Mark or Jack.

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Let the Sunshine In
2017 Β· dir. Claire Denis
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

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Last Christmas
2019 Β· dir. Paul Feig
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.5comedy Β· drama Β· romanceHulu

Both lean on wit more than on romance

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, after she meets Tom there, her life takes a new turn.

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Jab We Met
2007 Β· dir. Imtiaz Ali
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Playful comedy in both cases

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

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Anora
2024 Β· dir. Sean Baker
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4drama Β· comedy Β· romanceHulu

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2008 Β· dir. Aditya Chopra
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama Β· romanceNetflix

Romantic romance, and it commits to that

A boring, reserved husband secretly becomes a lively, confident stranger to woo his own unaware wife only to make her fall head over heels for his dashing alter ego.

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