Movies Like The Next Best Thing

Loved The Next Best Thing? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

24 titles

L!fe Happens 2011 ★ 5.4

Friends with Kids 2012 ★ 6.0

Enough Said 2013 ★ 6.7

All About Sex 2020 ★ 6.0

Marriage Story 2019 ★ 7.7

Chuck & Buck 2000 ★ 6.0

Baby Boy 2001 ★ 7.1

Aarya 2 2009 ★ 6.7

The Switch 2010 ★ 6.2

The Best Man's Wedding 2000 ★ 6.3

Your Place or Mine 2023 ★ 6.3

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy 2000 ★ 6.3

Almost Adults 2016 ★ 6.1

You People 2023 ★ 5.6

Better Than Chocolate 1999 ★ 6.0

Failure to Launch 2006 ★ 5.8

The Perfect Match 2016 ★ 5.6

As They Made Us 2022 ★ 5.3

Shelter 2007 ★ 7.7

Giant Little Ones 2019 ★ 7.1

Close 2022 ★ 7.8

A Home at the End of the World 2004 ★ 6.4

The Best Is Yet to Come 2019 ★ 6.8

Mary and Max 2009 ★ 7.9