Movies like There There
If you like "There There" you are looking for witty, romantic comedy and melancholic movies about / with intimacy, intimate, socially awkward, misunderstanding, slice of life, bittersweet and modern life themes of Comedy and Romance genre shot in USA.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
There There (2022)
172
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A series of hilarious, romantic, fateful encounters holds a mirror up to life in a distinctly twisted, modern world.
Style:
witty, romantic comedy, melancholic, dark comedy, existential
Plot:
intimacy, intimate, socially awkward, misunderstanding, slice of life, bittersweet, modern life, urban, satire, moral ambiguity, infidelity, second chance, therapy, identity, counseling, peacemaker, social awkwardness
Time:
contemporary
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to There There
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic comedy, melancholic, realistic and emotional films with plots about urban, bittersweet, slice of life, intimate, self discovery, satire and second chance mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like There There: Looking for an Angel (2008), Amelia's 25th (2013), Time Expired (2011), Cream (2020), The Magic of Lemon Drops (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Three men share nothing but the same name: Angel Flores Fuentes. When a woman in search for her lost true love opens the telephone book, she has no option but to send a desperate love message to the three, hoping to obtain a response from the ...
Style:
romantic comedy, emotional, melancholic, dark comedy, neo noir
Plot:
mistaken identity, lost love, coincidence, loneliness, bittersweet, serendipity, intimate, fate, telephone call, identity, slice of life, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Aspiring actress Amelia begins her 25th birthday by breaking up with her boyfriend, and things only go downhill from there. After visiting a dubious psychic for advice, Amelia sets off on a bizarre adventure to find money for rent and possibly love.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, sentimental ...
Plot:
hollywood, actor's life, hopes, introspection, artists and showbiz, ambition, twentysomething life, aspiring actress, female protagonist, twenty something, coming of age, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Randall Zimmerman (Eric Starkey) is a simple man who loves his job as a parking enforcement officer. When he discovers he is dying, he just wants everything to stay the way that it is. Unfortunately for Randall, his friends and family have other ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, melancholic, existential, life affirming ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terminal illness, mortality, bittersweet, friendship, slice of life, deadpan, intimate, overprotective mother, small town, satire, urban, bureaucracy ...
Place:
oklahoma
Similarity:
64%
894
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The love of 34-year-old Dora's life, has broken up with her - or worse: he has remarried. Her only joy, the pastry shop she owns, also appears to be lost. She makes up her mind to get both her ex-boyfriend and her pastry shop back, even if it ...
Style:
talky, psychological, romantic, emotional, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lovers, young lovers, bakery, self discovery, love, candy store, love and romance, love affair, youth, relationships, love interest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
central europe
Similarity:
57%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Lolly’s aunt gives her three magical lemon drops, she gets to experience what her life would have been like if she had made different choices and lived those unfulfilled dreams.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, feel good, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, female protagonist, magic realism, second chance, wish fulfillment, magical object, identity, regret, young adult, soul searching, family drama ...
Similarity:
56%
973
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A consumer affair rep who works from her apartment decides to play hooky one day, and spends her time calling random people, looking for new connections
Style:
humorous, captivating, funny, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
black, escapades, conversation, humour, overheard conversation, satire, anonymous telephone call, workplace, connection, female protagonist, self discovery, loneliness ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Trent Butler, a listless 20 something, accidentally kills himself after a breakup. He negotiates with Death to get a 2 week extension to accomplish something with his life.
Style:
emotional, reflective, existential, independent film, melancholic ...
Plot:
deadline, second chance, afterlife, mortality, identity crisis, self discovery, personal growth, bittersweet, redemption, supernatural, regret, coming of age ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sam and Barbara have been together for eight years, but the key to their relationship is breaking up. Each time Barbara threatens to leave, Sam would give in and beg her to come back, giving her an increasing upper hand. After their 99th breakup, ...
Style:
satirical, romantic comedy, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love story, couples, breakup, relationship problems, relationships, love affair, marital problem, love and romance, satire, couple relations, family problems, long term relationship ...
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
53%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In London, Dev, an overweight, genius chef who suffers with muscle spasms, meets Tara and love blossoms, but things take an interesting turn when he crosses paths with Maya.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, romantic drama ...
Plot:
love triangle, chef, love, love affair, love and romance, love interest, couple relations, lifestyle change, satire, couples, changing lives, relationships ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A film from Mary Guzman.
Style:
independent film, multicultural, romantic comedy, computer animated, queer cinema
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, breakup, heartbreak, self discovery, lesbian romance, dating, personal growth, intimate, urban, subculture, bittersweet ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
rom com, romantic comedy, heartfelt
Audience:
adult
Plot:
companionship, urban, security guard, midlife crisis, loneliness, self discovery, slice of life, bittersweet, second chance, ethical dilemma
Place:
new york
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In this film, Louis Koo tries to woo a Beijing theater student (Cherry Ying), but he suffers from memory loss, and he keeps forgetting who she is.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, not serious, witty ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
memory loss, couples, couple relations, young lovers, youth, love and romance, fall in love, disorder, true love, amnesia, forgetfulness, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
asia, beijing china, hong kong
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In order to save her daytime soap drama from cancellation, head writer Maggie must convince Darin, fan favorite actor and her real-life ex-boyfriend, to return to the show.
Style:
romantic comedy, rom com, lighthearted, soap opera
Plot:
behind the scenes, workplace romance, second chance, urban, fan culture, bittersweet, television producer, hiking, job promotion, beagle, stage play, stage fright ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A middle class couple crisis. A love story between a young blue collar guy an a Philippine girl. The lives of four people get closer in nowadays Rome.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, melancholic, soap opera
Plot:
social realism, everyday life, urban, young lovers, working class, social commentary, bittersweet, intimate, slice of life, empathy, storytelling, nanny ...
Similarity:
40%
426
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories.
Style:
anthology, romantic comedy, sex comedy, lighthearted, witty ...
Plot:
love, satire, gender roles, social commentary, infidelity, adaptation, sexually liberated, slice of life, lust, semi nudity, marriage, class differences ...
Time:
60s
Place:
europe, italy
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Meeting the right person at the wrong time can be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Style:
romantic comedy, psychological, thrilling, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, couples, social problems, love affair, couple relations, relationship problems, love story, male female relationship, love interest, satire, serendipity, dating ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two shopkeepers are set up on a blind date by well-meaning relatives, despite the fact that they both have somebody else on their minds
Style:
psychological, captivating, semi serious, disturbing, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
restaurant owner, first date, love and romance, romantic relationship, relationships, love affair, couple relations, male female relationship, ambition, relationship problems, love interest, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Anna and Thomas are missing something: love. They will follow their encounter through confusing crushes and lack of commitment, but can love survive when you don't want to compromise your own dreams for your partner?
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, psychological, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
love interest, satire, male female relationship, love affair, love story, relationships, self discovery, realism, young adult, slice of life, bittersweet, intimacy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
38%
Movie in collections
574
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a failed marriage, Masha retreats to the sanctuary of her humble profession as a translator of serious literature. Financial difficulties force her to accept an offer to interpret during a seminar held by an English puppeteer.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, art house, independent film, romantic drama
Plot:
translator, puppeteer, female protagonist, self discovery, intimate, character study, divorce, communication, slice of life, second chance, trust, isolation ...
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Claire moves impulsively from NYC to Paris, where she nannies for the family from hell, battles wacky French bureaucrats, embarrasses herself in front of her Parisian crush, and navigates a toxic relationship—among other faux pas.
Style:
romantic comedy, dark comedy, romantic
Plot:
nanny, satire, relationships, embarrassment, fish out of water, socially awkward, female protagonist, independent woman, personal growth, family conflict, toxic relationship, urban ...
Place:
paris france, new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Truly reflecting Hong Kong people's attitudes of love and marriage, "Itchy Heart" tells a story of a married man who wants to look for excitement out of marriage by meeting someone new. As his wife going out for a trip, Chi-man's ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
infidelity, couples, midlife crisis, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, family problems, wooing, disorder, crumbling marriage, nothing goes right, unfulfillment ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Dear Sidewalk tells the story of Gardner, a 24 year old mail-carrier, who is struggling to contend with his identity as his quarter-life crisis is in full swing. His regimented routine is thrown out the window when he meets Paige, a divorcee, ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, midlife crisis, relationships, character study, identity, self discovery, age difference, postman, social problems, love affair, male female relationship, lifestyle ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A suddenly single guy invites what he thinks is a perfect couple to move into his apartment, only to discover they quickly insert themselves into all aspects of his life.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
roommate, lifestyle, love affair, odd couple, crumbling marriage, breakup, thirtysomething life, looking for sex, singleness, love triangle, emotional manipulation, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
35%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The actor of the provincial puppet theater comes to try his luck in Leningrad. He stops at his longtime friend - an imitation actor and a big joker. Willingly leaving a friend in his apartment for the night, a friend invites a “call girl” for ...
Style:
melancholic, dark comedy
Plot:
theater, aspiration, character study, realism, friendship, ambition, city life, loneliness, intimate, slice of life, class differences, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
When Eugene’s ex-GF Katelyn lands in LA to disband their business, the two of them must negotiate between past tensions and future possibilities, in this raw bittersweet rom-com that walks the line between fiction and reality.
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, satirical, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
relationships, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship, couple relations, love interest, couples, love affair, love and romance, satire, breakup, intimate ...
Time:
future
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A seemingly normal person's dual life is upended when he becomes infamous overnight. He struggles to reconcile his new public persona with his true self.
Style:
emotional, realistic, dark comedy, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
identity crisis, identity, double life, social media, reputation, self discovery, celebrity, social commentary, intimate, crisis, moral dilemma, scandal ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jake and Bobby, the art director accompanying the truck, remain unaware that their vehicle will ultimately lead Mamiew to confront his own past all over again.
Style:
romantic comedy, emotional, heartfelt, colorful, humorous ...
Plot:
road trip, family secret, urban, friendship, couples, community, nostalgia, healing, small business, intimate, slice of life, identity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
bangkok thailand
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man who has no direction in life is mistaken for a famous motivational speaker. As he takes his place, he will try to find a reason to live.
Style:
inspirational, existential, humorous, feel good, romantic ...
Plot:
self discovery, career change, mistaken identity, workplace, self esteem, identity crisis, underdog, second chance, loneliness, office, redemption, midlife crisis ...
Similarity:
34%
254
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Follows Bobby Sanders, an ex-pro-hockey-player-turned-junior-banker as he navigates the peculiar and somewhat surreal world of high finance and faces life's meaning within this gilded cage.
Style:
existential, melancholic, comedy drama, dark comedy, therapeutic ...
Plot:
banking, urban, workplace, alienation, satire, office politics, frustration, identity, ex athlete, realism, professional, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When an introverted comic book illustrator discovers that the costume of an obscure Eastern European superhero supplies him with the courage to sing Karaoke without fear, he uses his new found voice to woo the bar's cutest waitress, an aspiring ...
Style:
romantic comedy, independent film, semi serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shy man, shyness, confidence, introvert, personal growth, self discovery, male female relationship, romantic relationship, in love, satire, love affair, coping ...
Similarity:
34%
Related movie lists
