49 Movies Like Palm Springs (2020) You Need to Watch Next
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or eac
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If you loved Palm Springs (2020) by Max Barbakow, here are 49 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 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Nutty Professor, Friends with Benefits. 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.
49 Movies Similar to Palm Springs
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 · Ol Parker
Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophie’s biological father.
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Nutty Professor
1996 · Tom Shadyac
When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his exp
In common: Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
Friends with Benefits
2011 · Will Gluck
Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual
In common: Comedy · Romance
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Robert Zemeckis
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditc
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
The Adam Project
2022 · Shawn Levy
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Back to the Future Part III
1990 · Robert Zemeckis
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 · Steve Pink
Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
Mr. Nobody
2009 · Jaco Van Dormael
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
In common: Romance · Science Fiction
13 Going on 30
2004 · Gary Winick
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a
In common: Comedy · Romance
Midnight in Paris
2011 · Woody Allen
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Weird Science
1985 · John Hughes
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing
In common: Comedy · Romance
Poor Things
2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her
In common: Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage
In common: Comedy
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
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite
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
Spaceballs
1987 · Mel Brooks
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Y
In common: Comedy · Science Fiction
American Pie 2
2001 · J.B. Rogers
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationsh
In common: Comedy · Romance
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Guess Who
2005 · Kevin Rodney Sullivan
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
In common: Comedy · Romance
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
2018 · Susan Johnson
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Bridesmaids
2011 · Paul Feig
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expens
In common: Comedy · Romance
Yes Man
2008 · Peyton Reed
Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Clueless
1995 · Amy Heckerling
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Embold
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Break-Up
2006 · Peyton Reed
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remed
In common: Comedy · Romance
Coming to America
1988 · John Landis
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince
In common: Comedy · Romance
The Little Rascals
1994 · Penelope Spheeris
When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship.
In common: Comedy · Romance
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
In common: Comedy · Romance
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
Overboard
2018 · Rob Greenberg
A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.
In common: Comedy · Romance
Meet the Robinsons
2007 · Stephen J. Anderson
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
In common: Comedy