Movies Like Friends

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Quiet Man

1952·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Ford

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From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

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Never Been Kissed

1999·1h 47m·★ 6.0·Raja Gosnell

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Home Again

2017·1h 37m·★ 5.8·Hallie Meyers-Shyer

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A Simple Story

1978·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Claude Sautet

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Affluenza

2014·1h 25m·★ 4.8·Kevin Asch

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The Beguines

1972·1h 30m·★ 5.4·Guy Casaril

DP: Andréas WindingStarring Anicée Alvina

Love, Rosie

2014·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Christian Ditter

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Juno

2007·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Jason Reitman

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Where the Heart Is

2000·2h·★ 6.7·Matt Williams

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The Unloved Woman

1949·1h 26m·★ 7.3·Emilio Fernández

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Cobra Verde

1987·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Werner Herzog

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Untamed Heart

1993·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Tony Bill

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Endless Love

2014·1h 44m·★ 6.2·Shana Feste

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Double Daddy

2015·1h 25m·★ 5.7·Lee Friedlander

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Breezy

1973·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Clint Eastwood

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The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw

2025·1h 33m·★ 5.2·Nick Cassavetes

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New Life

2016·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Drew Waters

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The Beach House

2018·1h 30m·★ 6.5·Roger Spottiswoode

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How Good Is Friends?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.