20 movies like The Lonely Guy, ordered by similarity : I Got Life!(2017), No Postage Necessary(2017), Manhattan(1979), Booty Call(1997), What If(2013), Unlovable(2018), The Boy Downstairs(2017), Hannah and Her Sisters(1986), Adventureland(2009), Hope Springs Eternal(2018), My Father, the Hero(1994), Carol(2015) ...
Comedy
USA
1984
90 Minutes
Steve Martin Charles Grodin Judith Ivey Steve Lawrence Robyn Douglass Candi Brough Richard Delmonte Leslie Wing-Pomeroy
greeting card writer author love interest loner friend madcap hilarious touching new york city church restaurant central park infidelity new life loneliness success love quest transformation 1980s
A writer for a greeting card company discovers the struggles and tribulations of living alone after breaking up with his unfaithful girlfriend.
Comedy, Drama
2017
89 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Thibault de Montalembert Pascale Arbillot Sarah Suco Lou Roy-Lecollinet Nicolas Chupin Rachel Farmane Laurie Bordesoules Armand Paul Jean Samir Guesmi
woman ex-boyfriend husband daughter pregnant woman love interest friend best friend frenchwoman heartwarming amusing hilarious uplifting touching france restaurant bar street life menopause
A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
104 Minutes
George Blagden Charleene Closshey Robbie Kay Stelio Savante Michael Beach Raymond J. Barry Michelle Moreno Matt Cornwell
hacker love interest husband marine widow impostor amusing touching shocking quirky hilarious fast food restaurant ice cream parlor police station restaurant house hackers deception theft love
Straight out of jail, a hacker steals letters hoping to find cash. He reads one of the letters, falls in love with the writer and decides to change his ways to be worthy of her.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1979
96 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Mariel Hemingway Michael Murphy Meryl Streep Anne Byrne Karen Ludwig Michael O'Donoghue Tisa Farrow Helen Hanft Bella Abzug
writer teenager ex-wife friend lover witty playful touching new york city apartment central park delicatessen dating may-december romance loneliness loss love triangle new york city growing up love
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Comedy
USA
1997
79 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Tommy Davidson Vivica A. Fox Tamala Jones Art Malik Scott LaRose Gedde Watanabe Ammie Sin Bernie Mac Robert Bidaman David Hemblen
friend boyfriend girlfriend love interest judge hilarious unrestrained outlandish madcap chinatown, n.y. restaurant new york city bedroom bathroom sex dating search friendship romantic dilemma quest
Two friends who have gone too long without sex set out to get some.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
friend best friend love interest medical student boyfriend girlfriend college dropout true love animator amusing endearing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted positive united states apartment city office love
A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Charlene deGuzman John Hawkes Melissa Leo Paul James Ellen Geer Jake McDorman Josh Fadem Josh Ruben
ex-boyfriend sex addict musician recluse friend sponsor heartwarming hilarious emotional tense house garage party car group therapy sex addiction love friendship lifestyle changes music
A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
Romance
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Zosia Mamet Matthew Shear Deirdre O'Connell Sarah Ramos Diana Irvine Arliss Howard Deborah Offner David Wohl Jeff Ward Theo Stockman Liz Larsen
writer ex-boyfriend girlfriend friend neighbor love interest amusing quirky emotional charming cool endearing new york city apartment brooklyn cab restaurant central park love friendship
A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1986
106 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow Michael Caine Carrie Fisher Barbara Hershey Lloyd Nolan Maureen O'Sullivan Daniel Stern Max von Sydow Dianne Wiest J.T. Walsh
actress artist caterer writer husband boyfriend calm tender charming central park new york city apartment theater infidelity love triangle romance thanksgiving love transformation 1980s
Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Drama, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
106 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Kristen Stewart Martin Starr Kristen Wiig Bill Hader Margarita Levieva Jack Gilpin Josh Pais Wendie Malick Mary Birdsong Matt Bush
college graduate love interest friend mother offbeat gutsy new york city amusement park restaurant boston aspirations betrayal new love sex drugs infidelity growing up discovery love 1980s
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Comedy
France|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Katherine Heigl Dalton James Lauren Hutton Faith Prince Stephen Tobolowsky Ann Hearn Robyn Peterson Frank Renzulli
father daughter love interest boyfriend lover ex-wife amusing hilarious cheeky cheery emotional heartwarming united states new york city paris bahamas vacation relationships coming-of-age father/daughter relationship
A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2010
99 Minutes
John Cusack Rob Corddry Craig Robinson Clark Duke Crispin Glover Lizzy Caplan Sebastian Stan Chevy Chase Collette Wolfe Lyndsy Fonseca
friend nephew sister love interest bellhop rival hilarious tense household ski resort hot tub midlife crisis love redemption time travel affair discovery quest love rivalry
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Drama, Comedy
2016
92 Minutes
Jessica Brown Findlay Tom Wilkinson Andrew Scott Jeremy Irvine Anna Chancellor Eileen Davies Paul Blackwell Charlotte Asprey Mia Farkasovska
young woman writer old man neighbor love interest uplifting witty creative charming endearing old house garden library england united kingdom love writing life fantasy imagination
A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA|UK|Kazakhstan
2006
84 Minutes
Sacha Baron Cohen Ken Davitian Luenell Mitchell Falk
reporter actress manager gay/lesbian love interest hilarious creative madcap california new york city shopping mall car washington, d.c. religion obsession love television culture clash road trip quest
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2009
109 Minutes
George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Danny McBride Melanie Lynskey Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis Chris Lowell
corporate downsizer co-worker love interest sister brother-in-law boss charming moving airplane airport office hotel apartment travel love loneliness business transformation quest love
Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire presenting a new business model.
Comedy
USA
2017
84 Minutes
Ashley Clements Shanna Malcolm Katie Wee Christopher Nicholas Smith Amin Joseph Sara Fletcher Matthew Scott Montgomery Beth Triffon Shira Lazar Monika Jolly Cigdem Onat
young woman ex-boyfriend boyfriend love interest airy amusing witty europe revenge vacation love interest love comedy love 21st century
Stuck with vacation reservations in her ex-boyfriend's name, Amy Tyler decides if she can't change the tickets...why not change the guy?
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Amanda Markowitz Bradley Fowler Ed Asner Peter Mackenzie Tim Joyce Ken Garr Victoria Matlock Cassandra Federman
divorcée young woman love interest grandfather author uplifting moving emotional endearing engaging united states california love hope romance love interest love letters family love growing up
A grandfather's love stories enlighten a jaded man and a moonstruck girl about the realities of love.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Geoffrey Arend Chloë Grace Moretz Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Rachel Boston Minka Kelly
writer love interest friend girlfriend boss architect playful quirky witty los angeles apartment office bar store park obsession new love jealousy depression deception
After his girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) dumps him, a greeting-card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went wrong.