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Movies that feel like Truly Madly Deeply (1991)

If you loved Truly Madly Deeply, the closest films we have are Defending Your Life (1991), Swiss Army Man (2016) and Strictly Ballroom (1992). All three share Truly Madly Deeply's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

🍅 76% Rotten Tomatoes7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Anthony Minghelladreamlikecontemplativewittyplayfulromantictender

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Defending Your Life
1991 · dir. Albert Brooks
🍅 92%7.2romance · fantasy · comedy

Both keep circling back to afterlife

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

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Swiss Army Man
2016 · dir. Daniel Kwan
🍅 73%6.9comedy · drama · romance

Both land dream logic and stillness at once

The difference: Leans adventure where Truly Madly Deeply does not

Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.

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Strictly Ballroom
1992 · dir. Baz Luhrmann
7.2comedy · drama · romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Missing the dream logic of Truly Madly Deeply

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

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Say Anything...
1989 · dir. Cameron Crowe
🍅 98%7.3romance · comedy · drama

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

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.

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Jerry Maguire
1996 · dir. Cameron Crowe
🍅 86%7.3comedy · drama · romance

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

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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Groundhog Day
1993 · dir. Harold Ramis
🍅 93%8romance · fantasy · comedy

Both trade on dream logic more than on being fantasy

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.

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Bridget Jones's Diary
2001 · dir. Sharon Maguire
🍅 80%6.8comedy · romance · drama

The same city underneath both: London

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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Love Actually
2003 · dir. Richard Curtis
🍅 65%7.5comedy · romance · drama

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

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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Practical Magic
1998 · dir. Griffin Dunne
🍅 28%6.4romance · fantasy · comedy

Love is the engine of both

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995 · dir. Aditya Chopra
🍅 100%8comedy · drama · romance

Playful romance in both cases

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 fiancé. 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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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · dir. Woody Allen
🍅 93%7.6fantasy · comedy · romance

Fantasy built on romance, twice over

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

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Being John Malkovich
1999 · dir. Spike Jonze
🍅 94%7.7comedy · drama · fantasy

Both trade on dream logic more than on being drama

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

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