Movies like People, Places, Things: 20 to watch next
If you loved People, Places, Things (2015) — a romance, comedy and drama film directed by Jim Strouse — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of People, Places, Things most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like new york city, pizza and writer. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Heartburn 1986★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.
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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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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In the Land of Women 2007★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Manhattan 1979★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Desperados 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Skin Deep 1989★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more severe. With the help of a bartender and his therapist, Zach confronts his demons — women and alcohol.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Celebrity 1998★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Woman of the Year 1942★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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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The Incredible Jessica James 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Murphy's Romance 1985★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rosaline 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Strictly Sexual 2008★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two successful women, sick and tired of dating and relationships, decide to keep two young men in their pool house for strictly sexual purposes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sitting in Bars with Cake 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes to bars, to help her meet people and build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Roses 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Best You Can 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Cynthia Rand is a buttoned-up New Yorker married to a brilliant professor 25 years her senior. She begins feeling the effects of her husband’s advancing age on their relationship, just as her world is turned upside down by the arrival of sharp but chronically underachieving security guard Stan Olszewski in this smart rom-com that reunites Bacon and Sedgwick on screen for the first time in 20 years.
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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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