Movies like Prime: 20 to watch next
If you loved Prime (2005) — a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Ben Younger — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Prime most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like new york city, lovesickness and jealousy. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Whatever Works 2009★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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New York Stories 1989★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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200 Cigarettes 1999★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years Eve.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Sabrina 1954★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Drama
After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Something's Gotta Give 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Girlfriends 1978★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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New York, I Love You 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Materialists 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Carrie Pilby 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleepless in Seattle 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite their never having met. Will their paths collide despite the odds?
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Everyone Says I Love You 1996★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Annie Hall 1977★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 14
The Baltimorons 2025★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Something New 2006★ 6.4
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Kenya McQueen thought she had it all: a successful career, good friends and family. There was just one thing she didn't have under control: her love life. All that changes when she meets sexy, free-spirited Brian Kelly. But when her ideal man arrives on the scene, Kenya must decide between the relationship everyone expects and the romance no one expected.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Secret Beyond the Door 1947★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Licorice Pizza 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Raising Helen 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Author! Author! 1982★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
While facing the stress of his original play being produced on Broadway, playwright Ivan Travalian deals with having to raise his son, his stepdaughters, and his stepsons.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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(500) Days of Summer 2009★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Stream in India on JioHotstar