Movies like Shirley Valentine: 20 to watch next
If you loved Shirley Valentine (1989) — a romance and comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Shirley Valentine most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like northern england, greece and liverpool, england. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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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The Right Kind of Wrong 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Splendor 1999★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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F Valentine's Day 2026★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Gina hates her Valentine's Day birthday and travels to Greece to prevent her boyfriend's proposal. With help from vacationers Johnny and his sister Mickey, she schemes to delay it – while questioning her relationship.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Players 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Nice Girl Like You 2020★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new love.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 7
We Broke Up 2021★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Lori and Doug break up right before Lori's sister's wedding and decide to pretend they're still together for the weekend as to not disrupt the fun.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The List 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
After her fiance sleeps with a celebrity on his free pass list, Abby Meyers, with nothing but five names and a fantasy shared by millions, sets out for Los Angeles to sleep with someone from hers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot 2015★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sundown 2016★ 5.8
Shares: Romance, Comedy
High school seniors Logan and Blake prepare for an epic Spring Break as they travel to the beautiful and exotic Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta hoping to hook up with their high school crushes. Surrounded by hot girls in teeny bikinis, the guys are truly in heaven. After meeting at a club, Logan falls for a mysterious local beauty named Gaby but then realizes the next morning, when his grandfather’s Rolex watch is missing, that she was after more than just his heart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Girl on a Bicycle 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Owl and the Pussycat 1970★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him. Felix informs the landlord of her activities, so Doris moves in on Felix. When they both get thrown out, they move in with Barney... until they drive him out! That's when Felix and Doris finally decide to put theory into practice. But do opposites attract?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cuban Fury 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Impostors 1998★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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French Girl 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an executive chef position in her hometown of Quebec City. To Gordon’s dismay her future boss also happens to be her former lover, a celebrity Chef with oceanic eyes and a hit TV show. Good luck Gordon.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Long Weekend 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Bart's chance encounter with the enigmatic Vienna leads to a whirlwind weekend together. The two fall fast and hard, but both carry secrets that could be their undoing or the chance for a fresh start.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Jealousy 1998★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Picture This 2025★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay. As her sister Sonal prepares for marriage and her mother Laxmi urges her to partner up, a spiritual guru predicts Pia will meet the love of her life among her next five dates. With her family intervening, Pia embarks on a hilarious yet heartfelt quest for love.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Starting Over 1979★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dean 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now