Movies like Murphy's Romance: 20 to watch next
If you loved Murphy's Romance (1985) — a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Martin Ritt — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Murphy's Romance most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like bachelor, single mother and divorce. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Cyrus 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Enemies, a Love Story 1989★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Broken English 2007★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
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Jack Goes Boating 2010★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered on two working-class New York City couples.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Good House 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama, Comedy
When wry New England realtor Hildy Good rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, it ignites long-buried emotions and family secrets that propel Hildy toward a reckoning with the one person she's been avoiding for decades: herself. Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Leary.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Irreplaceable You 2018★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Love Accidentally 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Alexa and Jason are competing for a position at an advertising firm when their partners break up with them. Alexa mistakenly texts Jason, and they start a phone-only relationship. When they meet and the truth comes out, will true love prevail?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Don't Co$t a Thing 2003★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
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Numb 2007★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a dizzying variety of pills get him through the day, but don't quite solve his problem. His writing partner tries everything to get him back to normal, but it's not until Hudson meets Sara that he finds a real motivation to get better and to actually start feeling again. From the writer of Deuce Bigalow, comes NUMB, a romantic comedy following an unusual man looking for strange love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Solitary Man 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Petulia 1968★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Why Did I Get Married Again? 2026★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
The couples reunite for the destination wedding of Marcus and Angela's daughter, bringing drama old and new as they ask, "Why did we get married again?"
Stream in India on Netflix
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How to Please a Woman 2022★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mumford 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch. As he lightens hearts darkened by old secrets no one realizes he's hiding a whopper of his own, or that he's fallen head over heels for one of his patients!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Giant Mechanical Man 2012★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love & Sex 2000★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Doing Life 2026★ 7.9
Shares: Romance, Drama
A single mother and an incarcerated man forge an unlikely bond through heartfelt letters, unlocking a door to redemption, hope and love against all odds.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Is This Thing On? 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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People, Places, Things 2015★ 6.5
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing being a parent to his young twin daughters and teaching a classroom full of college students, all the while trying to navigate the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Walking and Talking 1996★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now