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Movies that feel like Trainwreck (2015)

If you loved Trainwreck, the closest films we have are How to Be Single (2016), This Is 40 (2012) and What Happens in Vegas (2008). All three share Trainwreck's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

Ever since her father drilled into her head that monogamy isn't realistic, magazine writer Amy has made promiscuity her credo. As much as she enjoys an uninhibited life free of commitment, Amy is really in a rut. While writing a profile about charming and successful sports doctor Aaron Conners, she finds herself actually falling in love for the first time -- and what's more, Aaron seems to really like her too. Amy starts to wonder if it's time to clean up her act and face her fears.

πŸ… 84% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Judd Apatowwittyplayfulromantictender

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

One thread runs through both: one-night stand

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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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This Is 40
2012 Β· dir. Judd Apatow
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.2comedy

Judd Apatow working the same nerve twice

The difference: Missing the tenderness of Trainwreck

Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.

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

Both are working the same pair: romcom, drinking

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: one-night stand

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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The Ugly Truth
2009 Β· dir. Robert Luketic
πŸ… 14%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: surgeon

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

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Knocked Up
2007 Β· dir. Judd Apatow
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.9comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Judd Apatow directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Trainwreck does

A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.

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A Rainy Day in New York
2019 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· romance

Both are built on the same subject: interview

Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

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She's Out of My League
2010 Β· dir. Jim Field Smith
πŸ… 57%β˜… 6.4romance Β· comedy

Common ground: falling in love

When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly, insecure airport security agent Kirk can't believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything he can to avoid losing Molly forever.

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Set It Up
2018 Β· dir. Claire Scanlon
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.5romance Β· comedy

Both are built on the same subject: romcom

Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.

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What's Your Number?
2011 Β· dir. Mark Mylod
πŸ… 23%β˜… 6comedy Β· romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96 percent of women who've been with 20 or more lovers are unlikely to find a husband. Determined to turn her life around and prove the article wrong, Ally embarks on a mission to find the perfect mate from among her numerous ex-boyfriends.

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Notting Hill
1999 Β· dir. Roger Michell
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.2romance Β· comedy

Common ground: interview

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.

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Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009 Β· dir. P.J. Hogan
πŸ… 26%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· romance

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.

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