Movies Like The Sum of Us

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

Get Real

1998·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Simon Shore

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Rent

2005·2h 15m·★ 6.9·Chris Columbus

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

The Prom

2020·2h 11m·★ 5.9·Ryan Murphy

Themes: based on play or musical, gay themeFans also likedRomance & Comedy

High Fidelity

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Stephen Frears

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy & Romance

Call Me by Your Name

2017·2h 12m·★ 7.8·Luca Guadagnino

Themes: breaking the fourth wall, gay themeRomance & Drama

Grease

1978·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Randal Kleiser

Themes: australia, based on play or musicalRomance & Comedy

Anyone But You

2023·1h 43m·★ 6.1·Will Gluck

Themes: australia, based on play or musicalRomance & Comedy

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Billy Elliot

2000·1h 51m·★ 7.7·Stephen Daldry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Maybe... Maybe Not

1994·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Sönke Wortmann

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Love and Other Disasters

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Alek Keshishian

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Love, Simon

2018·1h 50m·★ 7.5·Greg Berlanti

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Hobson's Choice

1954·1h 48m·★ 7.7·David Lean

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Irreplaceable You

2018·1h 36m·★ 6.4·Stephanie Laing

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

Beginners

2011·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Mike Mills

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & Comedy

Bride & Prejudice

2004·1h 52m·★ 6.2·Gurinder Chadha

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy & Romance

Father of the Bride

2022·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Gary Alazraki

Fans also likedRomance & Comedy & Drama

Other People's Money

1991·1h 43m·★ 6.2·Norman Jewison

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Romance

How Good Is The Sum of Us?

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