Movies like Love in the Afternoon: 20 to watch next
If you loved Love in the Afternoon (1957) — a comedy and romance film directed by Billy Wilder — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Love in the Afternoon most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like hotel, paris, france and based on novel or book. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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A Touch of Class 1973★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off to Marbella for a rollicking week of sex. They then return to London to set up a cozy menage, despite the fact that he loves his wife and children, and now realize that he and Vicki have also fallen in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Relationship Goals 2026★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, Comedy
When TV producer Leah Caldwell aims to become the first woman running New York's top morning show, her ex competes for the same role. Leah stays focused on her career, until chemistry with her ex challenges her priorities.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Irma la Douce 1963★ 7.4
Shares: Romance, Comedy
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sabrina 1995★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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She's Funny That Way 2015★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Other End of the Line 2007★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Wrong Paris 2025★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
Stream in India on Netflix
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People We Meet on Vacation 2026★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Poppy's a free spirit. Alex loves a plan. After years of summer vacations, these polar-opposite pals wonder if they could be a perfect romantic match.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 2008★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus begins an odd night filled with ups and downs as the two keep running into Tris and her new boyfriend while searching for Norah's drunken friend, Caroline, with help from Nick's band mates. As the night winds down, the two have to figure out what they want from each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Paris When It Sizzles 1964★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boot Camp 2024★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heartbreakers 2001★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city and the next easy mark.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Little Italy 2018★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Indiscreet 1958★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. While talking about this subject with her sister, in walks Philip Adams and she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Woman in Red 1984★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Yoh! Bestie 2026★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hollywood Stargirl 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When Stargirl's mother is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A., where Stargirl quickly becomes involved with an eclectic assortment of characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whisky Galore 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
The story of the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisky runs out. When cargo ship the SS Cabinet Minister runs aground the shrewd islanders run rings around the buffoonish English Home Guard commander Captain Waggett and conspire to hide away cases of the precious amber nectar.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chasing Papi 2003★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now