Movies like The Sure Thing
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The Sure Thing (1985)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
Style:
road movie, feel good, humorous, sex comedy, funny, light, sweet, romantic, sexy, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
road trip, coming of age, college, on the road, youth, couples, fall in love, cross country, student life, love, high school, blonde, hitchhiking, christmas, teenage sex, best friends in love, love and romance, unlikely couple, couple relations, sex, beach, beer, catastrophe, travel, school ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, feel good and semi serious films with plots about love and romance, teenager, dialogue, mentor, culture clash, runaway and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like The Sure Thing: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Overnight Delivery (1998), Say Anything... (1989), Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, ...
Style:
humorous, teen sex comedy, feel good, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, teenage pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, friendship, youth, shopping mall, female nudity, females talking about sex, loss of virginity, abortion ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During their travels from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally Will debate whether or not sex ruins a perfect relationship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.
Style:
feel good, romantic, sentimental, sweet, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
male female friendship, love and romance, autumn, friendship, best friends in love, initially antagonists, unlikely couple, love story, destiny, fall in love, life philosophy, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 1977, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, seattle, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until ...
Style:
romantic, humorous, feel good, sexy, talky ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
college, on the road, cheerleading, partners, youth, infidelity, looking for love, nothing goes right, goofy hero, buddies, unlikely couple, love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, usa, minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler and high school valedictorian Diane Court is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad ...
Style:
feel good, light, sweet, romantic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick, kids ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, teenager, love, youth, opposites attract, couples, love story, cheerleading, first love, family disapproval, graduation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, england, california, washington state, washington d.c. ...
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75%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
High school loser (Cannon) pays a cheerleader (Milian) to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool. Remake of 1987's Can't Buy Me Love, starring Patrick Dempsey.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, witty, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
high school, teenager, couples, cheerleading, hip hop, culture clash, school, transformation, adolescence, lifestyle, opposites attract, social differences ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, paris france, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, ...
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romantic, entertaining, light, humorous, witty ...
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teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, youth, fall in love, teenage life, couples, love and romance, initially antagonists, teen romance, friendship, unlikely couple ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Underachieving, overweight kindergarten teacher Dex finds a woman who forces him to reexamine his Zen-like system of seduction.
Style:
feel good, philosophical, humorous, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, teens
Plot:
philosophy, unlikely couple, relationships, introspection, teaching the ways of the world, looking for love, dating, seduction, buddies, couples, fall in love, wooing ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new mexico, california, new jersey, santa fe new mexico, usa
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, friendship, youth, love, eviction, disorder, buddies, nothing goes right, island, boat, college ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new england, massachusetts
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn ...
Style:
sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, romantic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, youth, teenage sex, dream come true, high school, couple relations, fall in love, porn star, lifestyle, high school life, teenage love, virginity ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
california, las vegas, usa, los angeles, cambodia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school.
Style:
feel good, romantic, humorous, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, date night, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, tomboy, high school, best friend, love triangle, teenager, love, cheerleading, friendship, teen romance, teenage love, love story ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, wedding, high school, african american, friendship between men, homecoming, family relations, siblings relations, adolescence vs adulthood, best friends, twentysomething life ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles, africa, new jersey, usa ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, ...
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
california, new jersey, los angeles, usa
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32%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Lane Meyer is obsessed with his girlfriend Beth and is crushed when she falls for the new captain of the ski team, Roy. After several failed suicide attempts, narrow escapes from the relentless paper boy, and nearly unbearable dinners at home with ...
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, sweet, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, skiing, teenager, suicide attempt, youth, nerd, machismo, teenage love, slutty attitude, young lovers, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, seattle
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50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching "University Challenge," a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, witty, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, university, college, politics, social differences, unlikely friendships, happy ending, love triangle, buddies, youth, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
england, europe, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, realistic, romantic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, nerd, teenager, friendship, opposites attract, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, youth, couples, popularity, teenage girl, cheerleading, cheerleader ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, arizona, tucson arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Local boy Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.), now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish (Jessica Biel), the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, romantic, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
sport, small town, teenager, youth, athlete's life, cheerleading, woman in a bikini, baseball, rivalry, social differences, ambition, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, san francisco, usa, massachusetts, new england
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ken loves to design and build exotic cars. When the High School shop class project car, a fully tricked out dream Corvette, is stolen, he begins searching for it. His search leads him to Las Vegas, where Vanessa, a teenaged prostitute wannabe, helps ...
Style:
psychotronic, semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
first sexual experience, car, fall in love, prostitute, speed, exploitation, truck, high school, obsession, chase, opposites attract, prostitution ...
Time:
70s
Place:
las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to ...
Style:
sweet, touching, humorous, light, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
college, age difference, older man younger woman relationship, love and romance, fall in love, college student, thirtysomething life, dull life, depression, happy ending, college life, unlikely couple ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ohio, new york, new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, funny, light, emotional ...
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chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
divorce, womanizer, love, love and romance, infidelity, dating, marriage, happy ending, midlife crisis, flirting, couples, lovers ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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28%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. ...
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romantic, feel good, touching, sentimental, clever ...
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chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
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destiny, fall in love, serendipity, christmas, love and romance, coincidence, true love, looking for love, friendship, hopes, love, love story ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, california, san francisco, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of ...
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feel good, humorous, satirical, romantic, entertaining ...
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teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Place:
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28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it ...
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Plot:
high school, teenager, coming of age, friendship, teenage girl, class differences, father daughter relationship, relationships, love story, bullying, teen romance, dysfunctional family ...
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80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, massachusetts
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27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
Style:
touching, sweet, feel good, romantic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, date night ...
Plot:
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Place:
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27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school ...
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feel good, teen sex comedy, entertaining, romantic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
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27%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Style:
romantic, funny, humorous, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
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california, pennsylvania, new jersey, usa, pittsburgh ...
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27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Style:
feel good, humorous, romantic, funny, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
college, sorority, popularity, rivalry, high school, student life, youth, fall in love, society, friendship, college life, female protagonist ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, san francisco, new jersey
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27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, sentimental, sexy, romantic, road movie ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
teenager, road trip, high school, friendship, on the road, fall in love, teenage love, cheerleading, love and romance, dream, audition, pop music ...
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27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old ...
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26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. ...
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26%
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