50 Movies Like Coming to America (1988) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Coming to America details →John Landis's 1988 romantic comedy follows a pampered African prince who decides it is time to find a princess and, with his most loyal friend in tow, travels to Queens, New York in search of true love. Disguised as a penniless immigrant, he quickly acquires a menial job, new friends, unexpected enemies and no shortage of trouble as royalty collides with everyday city life. Warm and broadly funny, it mines its fish-out-of-water premise for both romance and gentle satire of class and courtship. It suits viewers after a good-natured, feel-good comedy with heart, memorable supporting characters and an old-fashioned belief that love should be earned, not arranged.
If you loved Coming to America (1988) by John Landis, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Singin' in the Rain, 27 Dresses, American Wedding. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Coming to America
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Coming to America in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
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27 Dresses
2008 · Anne Fletcher
Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
In common: Comedy · Romance
American Wedding
2003 · Jesse Dylan
With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married — and in a hurry, since Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk down the aisle — prompting Stifler to throw the ulti
In common: Comedy · Romance
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005 · Judd Apatow
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsesse
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008 · Kevin Smith
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more
In common: Comedy · Romance
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003 · Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight f
In common: Comedy · Romance
Upgraded
2024 · Carlson Young
Ana is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire. When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will, and Ana
In common: Comedy · Romance
Wedding Crashers
2005 · David Dobkin
John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want
In common: Comedy · Romance
Meet the Parents
2000 · Jay Roach
Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As G
In common: Comedy · Romance
There's Something About Mary
1998 · Peter Farrelly
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including
In common: Comedy · Romance
A Family Affair
2024 · Richard LaGravenese
The only thing worse than being the assistant to a high-maintenance movie star who doesn't take you seriously? Finding out he's smitten with your mom.
In common: Comedy · Romance
The House Bunny
2008 · Fred Wolf
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new
In common: Comedy · Romance
My Fair Lady
1964 · George Cukor
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
In common: Comedy · Romance
You've Got Mail
1998 · Nora Ephron
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 · Mike Mitchell
Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigol
In common: Comedy · Romance
What Women Want
2000 · Nancy Meyers
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after
In common: Comedy · Romance
Good Luck Chuck
2007 · Mark Helfrich
Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns that each of his ex-girlfriends finds true love with the man she meets after her relationship with him
In common: Comedy · Romance
Trainwreck
2015 · Judd Apatow
Ever since her father drilled into her head that monogamy isn't realistic, magazine writer Amy has made promiscuity her credo. As much as she enjoys an uninhibited life free of commitment, Amy is real
In common: Comedy · Romance
Crazy Rich Asians
2018 · Jon M. Chu
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Serendipity
2001 · Peter Chelsom
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
In common: Comedy · Romance
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 · Dennis Dugan
Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids,
In common: Comedy · Romance
Sweet Home Alabama
2002 · Andy Tennant
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in hi
In common: Comedy · Romance
Runaway Bride
1999 · Garry Marshall
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Magg
In common: Comedy · Romance
Overboard
1987 · Garry Marshall
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her m
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Rebound
2009 · Bart Freundlich
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Ara
In common: Comedy · Romance
While You Were Sleeping
1995 · Jon Turteltaub
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more c
In common: Comedy · Romance
Long Shot
2019 · Jonathan Levine
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred a
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Birdcage
1996 · Mike Nichols
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Waiting...
2005 · Rob McKittrick
Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
In common: Comedy · Romance
She's Out of My League
2010 · Jim Field Smith
When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly, insecure airport security agent Kirk can't believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything
In common: Comedy · Romance
She's All That
1999 · Robert Iscove
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desper
In common: Comedy · Romance
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003 · Audrey Wells
Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. After impulsively buying a run-down villa in the Italian countrys
In common: Comedy · Romance
Sixteen Candles
1984 · John Hughes
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worr
In common: Comedy · Romance
American Pie
1999 · Paul Weitz
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselve
In common: Comedy · Romance
Anyone But You
2023 · Will Gluck
After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adul
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Parent Trap
1998 · Nancy Meyers
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they
In common: Comedy · Romance
No Strings Attached
2011 · Ivan Reitman
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex frie
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Girl Next Door
2004 · Luke Greenfield
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 jeopardize
In common: Comedy · Romance
Blended
2014 · Frank Coraci
Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither wants to see the other ever again. However, fate
In common: Comedy · Romance
Amélie
2001 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-goo
In common: Comedy · Romance
Just Go with It
2011 · Dennis Dugan
While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie.
In common: Comedy · Romance
No Hard Feelings
2023 · Gene Stupnitsky
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leav
In common: Comedy · Romance
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the ai
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Kissing Booth
2018 · Vince Marcello
When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.
In common: Comedy · Romance
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003 · Donald Petrie
It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy s
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Princess Diaries
2001 · Garry Marshall
A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, w
In common: Comedy · Romance
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again
In common: Comedy · Romance
Red, White & Royal Blue
2023 · Matthew López
After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relat
In common: Comedy · Romance
Pretty Woman
1990 · Garry Marshall
Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spi
In common: Comedy · Romance
A Cinderella Story
2004 · Mark Rosman
Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
In common: Comedy · Romance
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